eldertongue

Old English · adjective

endedeaþ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈen.deˌdæ͜ɑːθ/
Syllables
ˈen · de · ˌdæ͜ɑːθ (3 syllables)
Modern English
final

Meaning

  1. final death

    þær is leofra lufu, lif butan endedeaþe, glæd gumena weorud, gioguþ butan ylde, heohonduguþa þrym, hælu butan sare.

    There is our dear's love, life without final death, happy man's company, youth without old age, glory of heavenly angels, a cure to all pain.

    c. 800, Christ I:

Etymology

Equivalent to ende + dēaþ.

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