Old English · noun
gereonung
Normalised ġerēonung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈre͜oː.nunɡ/[jeˈre͜oː.nuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- je · ˈre͜oː · nunɡ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- conspiracyplot
Meaning
-
a conspiracy, plot
Simon cwæð, "Ðū gōda cyning, ne understenst ðū ðisra twēġra manna ġerēonunge onġēan mē.
Simon said, "Thou good king, thou understandest not the plot of these two men against me.
c. 992, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġerēonung | ġerēonungaġerēonunge |
| Accusative | ġerēonunge | ġerēonungaġerēonunge |
| Genitive | ġerēonunge | ġerēonunga |
| Dative | ġerēonunge | ġerēonungum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From ġerēonian + -ung.
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