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Old English · noun

guþfana

Normalised gūþfana

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈɡuːθˌfɑ.nɑ/
Syllables
ˈɡuːθ · ˌfɑ · nɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
bannerwar

Meaning

  1. war banner

Declension

Declension of guþfana
SingularPlural
Nominative gūþfanagūþfanan
Accusative gūþfanangūþfanan
Genitive gūþfanangūþfanena
Dative gūþfanangūþfanum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gunþifanô. Cognate with Old High German gundfano, Old Norse gunnfáni. Equivalent to gūþ (“war”) + fana (“flag”).

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