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Old English · noun

cuslyppe

Normalised cūslyppe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈkuːˌslyp.pe/
Syllables
ˈkuː · ˌslyp · pe (3 syllables)
Modern English
cowslipprimulaverisprimula veris

Meaning

  1. cowslip (Primula veris)

Declension

Declension of cuslyppe
SingularPlural
Nominative cūslyppecūslyppan
Accusative cūslyppancūslyppan
Genitive cūslyppancūslyppena
Dative cūslyppancūslyppum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From cū (“cow”) + slyppe (“paste, sticky substance”)

Descendants

cowslip

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