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Old English · noun

ealdcwen

Normalised ealdcwēn

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong i-stem
Modern English
croneold womanold

Meaning

  1. old woman, crone

Declension

Declension of ealdcwen
SingularPlural
Nominative ealdcwēnealdcwēneealdcwēna
Accusative ealdcwēnealdcwēneealdcwēneealdcwēna
Genitive ealdcwēneealdcwēna
Dative ealdcwēneealdcwēnum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From eald (“old”) + cwēn (“woman”).

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