eldertongue

Old English · noun

frætu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈfræ.tu/
Syllables
ˈfræ · tu (2 syllables)
Modern English
ornamentjewelryarmsarmour

Meaning

  1. ornament, jewelry

  2. treasure

  3. arms; armour

Declension

Declension of frætu
SingularPlural
Nominative frætufrætwafrætewafrætwefrætewe
Accusative frætwefrætewefrætwafrætewafrætwefrætewe
Genitive frætwefrætewefrætwafrætewa
Dative frætwefrætewefrætwumfrætewum

All forms (7)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fratwu, from Proto-Germanic *fratwō (“ornament”). Cognate with Old Saxon frataha.

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