eldertongue

Old English · noun

þunwange

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈθunˌwɑn.ɡe/
[ˈθunˌwɑŋ.ɡe]
Syllables
ˈθun · ˌwɑn · ɡe (3 syllables)
Modern English
templeskull

Meaning

  1. temple (region of the skull)

Declension

Declension of þunwange
SingularPlural
Nominative þunwangeþunwangan
Accusative þunwangeþunwangan
Genitive þunwanganþunwangena
Dative þunwanganþunwangum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þuniwang(ij)ā, equivalent to þynne + wange. Cognate with Old High German dunwengi, Old Norse þunnvangi.

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