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Old English · noun

ealdwif

Normalised ealdwīf

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
Modern English
old woman

Meaning

  1. an old woman

Declension

Declension of ealdwif
SingularPlural
Nominative ealdwīfealdwīf
Accusative ealdwīfealdwīf
Genitive ealdwīfesealdwīfa
Dative ealdwīfeealdwīfum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From eald (“old”) + wīf (“woman”).

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