Old English · noun
grighund
Normalised grīġhund
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɡriːjˌxund/[ˈɡriːjˌhund]
- Syllables
- ˈɡriːj · ˌxund (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- greyhound
Meaning
-
greyhound
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | grīġhund | grīġhundas |
| Accusative | grīġhund | grīġhundas |
| Genitive | grīġhundes | grīġhunda |
| Dative | grīġhunde | grīġhundum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Compound of *grīeġ (?) + hund (“hound”). The fore element stems from Proto-Germanic *grawją; cognate with Old Norse and Icelandic grey, grøy, Faroese groyggj.
Descendants
greyhound
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