Old English · noun
fiscoþ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfis.koθ/
- Syllables
- ˈfis · koθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fishing
Meaning
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fishing
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 21:3
Then Peter said to them, "I want to go fishing."
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *fiskōþu, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōþuz. Equivalent to fiscian + -oþ.
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