Old English · noun
dægweorc
Normalised dæġweorc
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈdæjˌwe͜ork/[ˈdæjˌwe͜orˠk]
- Syllables
- ˈdæj · ˌwe͜ork (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- day's
Meaning
-
a day's work
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dæġweorc | dæġweorc |
| Accusative | dæġweorc | dæġweorc |
| Genitive | dæġweorces | dæġweorca |
| Dative | dæġweorce | dæġweorcum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. Equivalent to dæġ (“day”) + weorc (“work”).
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