Old English · noun
godwebb
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡodˌwebb/[ˈɡodˌweb]
- Syllables
- ˈɡod · ˌwebb (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- fabricexcellentlyweavewoven
Meaning
-
a divine weave; excellently woven fabric or material
-
a precious garment
-
purple cloth
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *godawabi, from Proto-Germanic *gudawabją, *gudawabjaz, equivalent to god + webb. Cognate with Old Frisian godwebb, Old Saxon godowebbi, godoweb, Old High German gotawebbi, cotiweppi, Old Norse guðvefr.
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