eldertongue

Old English · adjective

andfenge

Normalised andfenġe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈɑndˌfen.je/
[ˈɑndˌfen.d͡ʒe]
Syllables
ˈɑnd · ˌfen · je (3 syllables)
Modern English
acceptable

Meaning

  1. acceptable

  2. that can receive

  3. fit

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Luke 9:62

    No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.

Declension

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andafangī, equivalent to and- + *fenġe. Cognate with Old High German antfengi.

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