eldertongue

Old English · noun

eþung

Normalised ēþung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈeː.θunɡ/
[ˈeː.ðuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈeː · θunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
breathbreathinginspiration

Meaning

  1. breath

  2. a breathing

  3. an inspiration

Declension

Declension of eþung
SingularPlural
Nominative ēþungēþungaēþunge
Accusative ēþungeēþungaēþunge
Genitive ēþungeēþunga
Dative ēþungeēþungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ēþian (“to breathe”) + -ung.

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