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Old English · noun

biehþ

Normalised bīehþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈbi͜yːx.θ/
Syllables
ˈbi͜yːx · θ (2 syllables)
Modern English
prooftoken

Meaning

  1. token, sign, proof

Declension

Declension of biehþ
SingularPlural
Nominative bīehþbīehþabīehþe
Accusative bīehþebīehþabīehþe
Genitive bīehþebīehþa
Dative bīehþebīehþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *baųkiþu, a metathesis of *baukniþu; equivalent to Proto-West Germanic *baukn (“beacon”) + -þ.

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