Old English · noun
geowine
Normalised ġeōwine
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈjuːˌwi.ne/
- Syllables
- ˈjuː · ˌwi · ne (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- formertimesfriend
Meaning
-
friend of old or former times
Yldo him on fareð, onsȳn blācað, gomelfeax gnornað, wāt his iūwine, æþelinga bearn, eorþan forġiefene.
The oldhood comes to him, face turns white, the old-haired mourns, knows his yore-friends, the children of men, are given to earth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From ġeō (“before”) + wine (“friend”).
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