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Old English · noun

æfgrynde

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈæfˌɡryn.de/
[ˈævˌɡryn.de]
Syllables
ˈæf · ˌɡryn · de (3 syllables)
Modern English
abyss

Meaning

  1. abyss

Declension

Declension of æfgrynde
SingularPlural
Nominative æfgryndeæfgryndu
Accusative æfgryndeæfgryndu
Genitive æfgryndesæfgrynda
Dative æfgryndeæfgryndum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *abagrundī. Cognate with Old Saxon afgrundi and Old High German abgrunti; also, inexactly, with Gothic (afgrundiþa). Equivalent to æf- + grynde.

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