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Old English · noun

ceowung

Normalised ċēowung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.wunɡ/
[ˈt͡ʃe͜oː.wuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃe͜oː · wunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
chewing

Meaning

  1. a chewing

Declension

Declension of ceowung
SingularPlural
Nominative ċēowungċēowungaċēowunge
Accusative ċēowungeċēowungaċēowunge
Genitive ċēowungeċēowunga
Dative ċēowungeċēowungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ċēowan (“to chew”) + -ung

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