Old English · noun
bocwudu
Normalised bōcwudu
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong u-stem
- IPA
- /ˈboːkˌwu.du/
- Syllables
- ˈboːk · ˌwu · du (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- beechwood
Meaning
-
a beechwood
bearg bellende, • þe on bōcwuda, won wrōtende • wynnum lifde I am greater and fatter than the fattened up swine,
lived rooting with joy.
Māra iċ eom ond fǣttra • þonne āmæsted swīn
Declension
All forms (3)
Etymology
Compound of bōc (“book”) + wudu (“wood”)
Descendants
beechwood
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