eldertongue

Old English · noun

gecwide

Normalised ġecwide

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/jeˈkwi.de/
Syllables
je · ˈkwi · de (3 syllables)
Modern English
expressionclauseproposaltermworddecisionphraseopinion

Meaning

  1. a speech, word; saying, term, expression

  2. phrase, sentence; clause

  3. proverb

  4. proposal; argument; opinion

  5. agreement, decision; decree

Declension

Declension of gecwide
SingularPlural
Nominative ġecwideġecwidas
Accusative ġecwideġecwidas
Genitive ġecwidesġecwida
Dative ġecwideġecwidum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From a derivative of cweþan (“to say”).

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