eldertongue

Old English · noun

field

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/fi͜yld/
[fi͜yɫd]
Syllables
fi͜yld (1 syllable)
Modern English
creaseplaitwrinklefoldrevolutionroll

Meaning

  1. fold, crease (of clothing), plait, wrinkle

  2. a revolution, turn, roll

  3. turn, course (of time)

Declension

Declension of field
SingularPlural
Nominative fieldfieldas
Accusative fieldfieldas
Genitive fieldesfielda
Dative fieldefieldum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From a merger of Proto-West Germanic *faldi, from Proto-Germanic *faldiz, and Proto-West Germanic *fald, from Proto-Germanic *faldaz.

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