eldertongue

Old English · noun

gewilnung

Normalised ġewilnung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
Modern English
desire

Meaning

  1. desire

    Ġif hēo eft on ǣniġne tīman hīe selfe tō mynstres wununge ġefæstnian wile, ne sīe nā hiere ġewilnung onsċunod.

    If at any time she wants to re-commit herself to monastic life, her desire should not be shunned.

    c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict

Declension

Declension of gewilnung
SingularPlural
Nominative ġewilnungġewilnungaġewilnunge
Accusative ġewilnungeġewilnungaġewilnunge
Genitive ġewilnungeġewilnunga
Dative ġewilnungeġewilnungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ġewilnian + -ung.

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