Old English · noun
ærendgewrit
Normalised ǣrendġewrit
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæː.rend.jeˌwrit/
- Syllables
- ˈæː · rend · je · ˌwrit (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- lettermessagewritten
Meaning
-
letter (written message)
Sumes ġerēfan dohtor hē āhredde fram fefore þurh his ǣrendġewrit, þe hēo ādliġ underfeng.
He freed a certain reeve's daughter from a fever with his written letter, which she received while sick.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣrendġewrit | ǣrendġewritu |
| Accusative | ǣrendġewrit | ǣrendġewritu |
| Genitive | ǣrendġewrites | ǣrendġewrita |
| Dative | ǣrendġewrite | ǣrendġewritum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
ǣrende (“message”) + ġewrit (“writing”)
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