eldertongue

Old English · noun

ende

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈen.de/
Syllables
ˈen · de (2 syllables)
Modern English
endextremitysectionlimitouter

Meaning

  1. end

    Seo eahteoðe leahter is superbia gehaten þæt is on ænglisc modigynss gecweden. Seo is ord and ende ælcere synne. Seo geworhte englas to atelicum deoflum...

    The eighth sin is called Superbia that is called Pride, in English, which is the beginning and end of every sin; it made angels into horrible devils,...

    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Memory of the Saints"
  2. extremity, (outer) limit, border

  3. section, part; corner

Declension

Declension of ende
SingularPlural
Nominative endeendas
Accusative endeendas
Genitive endesenda
Dative endeendum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos Proto-Germanic *andijaz Proto-West Germanic *andī Old English ende From Proto-West Germanic *andī, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate with Old Frisian ende, Old Saxon endi, Old Dutch ende, Old High German enti, Old Norse endir, Gothic (andeis).

Descendants

end

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