eldertongue

Old English · noun

cycenþegnung

Normalised cyċenþeġnung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈky.t͡ʃenˌθej.nunɡ/
[ˈky.t͡ʃenˌθej.nuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈky · t͡ʃen · ˌθej · nunɡ (4 syllables)
Modern English
kitchen

Meaning

  1. service in a kitchen

    Sē ærċediācon and sē prēost mōton bēon āspelode fram þǣre cyċenþēnunge.

    The archdeacon and the priest may be excused from kitchen duty.

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

Composed of cyċene (“kitchen”) + þeġnung (“service”).

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