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Old English · noun

fusleoþ

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈfuːsˌle͜oːθ/
[ˈfuːzˌle͜oːθ]
Syllables
ˈfuːs · ˌle͜oːθ (2 syllables)
Modern English
dirge

Meaning

  1. dirge, song of death

Etymology

From fūs (“progress, departure, death”) + lēoþ (“song”)

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