eldertongue

Old English · noun

bodung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈbo.dunɡ/
[ˈbo.duŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈbo · dunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
preachingannouncement

Meaning

  1. preaching

  2. announcement

    ...and hēo ġeseah ða þæt his bodung unlēaslīce ġefylled wæs.

    ...and she then saw that his announcement was truly fulfilled.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativiity of Our Lord"

Declension

Declension of bodung
SingularPlural
Nominative bodungbodungabodunge
Accusative bodungebodungabodunge
Genitive bodungebodunga
Dative bodungebodungum

All forms (4)

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