Old English · noun
fulwiht
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine / neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈfulˌwixt/[ˈfulˌwiçt]
- Syllables
- ˈful · ˌwixt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- baptism
Meaning
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baptism
Paulinus bisċep ġehwerfde Edwine Norþhymbra cyning tō fulwihte.
Paulinus the Bishop convinced King Edwin of Northumbria to get baptized.
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
An old compound from fulwian, fulliġan (“to baptize”) + -t, as if Proto-West Germanic *fullawīhiþu.
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