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Old English · noun

cwieldhræþe

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈkwi͜yldˌxræ.θe/
[ˈkwi͜yɫdˌr̥æ.ðe]
Syllables
ˈkwi͜yld · ˌxræ · θe (3 syllables)
Modern English
mammalbatflying

Meaning

  1. bat (flying mammal)

Declension

Declension of cwieldhræþe
SingularPlural
Nominative cwieldhræþecwieldhræþan
Accusative cwieldhræþancwieldhræþan
Genitive cwieldhræþancwieldhræþena
Dative cwieldhræþancwieldhræþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From cwield (“evening”) + *hræþe (“swiftness; swiftie”).

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