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Old English · noun

hæmedþing

Normalised hǣmedþing

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
Modern English
sexualsexual intercourseintercourse

Meaning

  1. sexual intercourse; marriage.

Declension

Declension of hæmedþing
SingularPlural
Nominative hǣmedþinghǣmedþing
Accusative hǣmedþinghǣmedþing
Genitive hǣmedþingeshǣmedþinga
Dative hǣmedþingehǣmedþingum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Compound of hǣmed (“sexual intercourse”) + þing.

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