Old English · noun
forwost
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfor.wost/[ˈforˠ.wost]
- Syllables
- ˈfor · wost (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- high-ranking
Meaning
-
high-ranking person, chief, prince
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furwōstaz, superlative of *furwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂wós (“first”).
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