eldertongue

Old English · noun

þuft

Normalised þūft

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/θuːft/
Syllables
θuːft (1 syllable)
Modern English
bushes

Meaning

  1. a place full of bushes; a thicket

Declension

Declension of þuft
SingularPlural
Nominative þūftþūftas
Accusative þūftþūftas
Genitive þūftesþūfta
Dative þūfteþūftum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Possibly from earlier *þūfþ, *þūfuþ, derived from þūfian (“to become bushy”) + -uþ.

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