eldertongue

Old English · noun

þweal

Normalised þwēal

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/θwæ͜ɑːl/
Syllables
θwæ͜ɑːl (1 syllable)
Modern English
washing

Meaning

  1. washing

Declension

Declension of þweal
SingularPlural
Nominative þwēalþwēal
Accusative þwēalþwēal
Genitive þwēalesþwēala
Dative þwēaleþwēalum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þwahl, from Proto-Germanic *þwahlą, derived from *þwahaną (“to wash”), whence Old English þwēan.

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