eldertongue

Old English · noun

cwide

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈkwi.de/
Syllables
ˈkwi · de (2 syllables)
Modern English
sayingsentence

Meaning

  1. saying

  2. sentence

Declension

Declension of cwide
SingularPlural
Nominative cwidecwidas
Accusative cwidecwidas
Genitive cwidescwida
Dative cwidecwidum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwidiz, a derivative of cweþan (“to say”). Cognate with Old High German kwiti.

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