eldertongue

Old English · noun

edlæcung

Normalised edlǣċung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/edˈlæː.t͡ʃunɡ/
[edˈlæː.t͡ʃuŋɡ]
Syllables
ed · ˈlæː · t͡ʃunɡ (3 syllables)
Modern English
repetition

Meaning

  1. a repetition

    Hē sceal God biddan ðæt he hyne gehealde wið dara ǣrgedōnra yfla edlǣcunge

    He shall pray to God to preserve him against a repetition of the evils before committed.

    (Can we date this quote?), “De vita sanctius instituenda praecepta plurima”, in Ecclesiastical Institutes:

Declension

Declension of edlæcung
SingularPlural
Nominative edlǣċungedlǣċungaedlǣċunge
Accusative edlǣċungeedlǣċungaedlǣċunge
Genitive edlǣċungeedlǣċunga
Dative edlǣċungeedlǣċungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From edlǣċan + -ung.

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