eldertongue

Old English · noun

þoþor

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈθoː.θor/
[ˈθoː.ðor]
Syllables
ˈθoː · θor (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. ball, sphere

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þanþr, from Proto-Germanic *þanþrą, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną (“to extend, spread out”), equivalent to þennan + -þor.

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