Old English · noun
edwist
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈedˌwist/
- Syllables
- ˈed · ˌwist (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- beingsubstancesustenance
Meaning
-
being, substance; sustenance, food
Ic adilegie ealle ða edwiste, ðe ic geworhte.
I will benothing all beings that I have made. (Gen. 7:4)
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ed- + wist.
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