eldertongue

Old English · noun

fenyce

Normalised fenȳċe

Part of speech
noun, masculine / feminine
IPA
/ˈfenˌyː.t͡ʃe/
Syllables
ˈfen · ˌyː · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
Modern English
swampexetermarshturtleriddlefrog

Meaning

  1. marsh frog

  2. swamp turtle

  3. Exeter Book, Riddle 40

    ond fenȳċe fōre hreþre

    A snail is swifter than me, a earthworm faster, and a tortoise moves quicker

    mē is snæġl swiftra, snelra reġnwyrm

Declension

Declension of fenyce
SingularPlural
Nominative fenȳċefenȳċanfenȳċeanfenȳċasfenȳċeas
Accusative fenȳċanfenȳċeanfenȳċefenȳċanfenȳċeanfenȳċasfenȳċeas
Genitive fenȳċanfenȳċeanfenȳċesfenȳċenafenȳċafenȳċea
Dative fenȳċanfenȳċeanfenȳċefenȳċumfenȳċeum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From fen + ȳċe.

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