Old English · noun
handhwil
Normalised handhwīl
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxɑnd.xwiːl/[ˈhɑnd.ʍiːl]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑnd · xwiːl (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- moment
Meaning
-
a moment
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
By surface analysis, hand (“hand”) + hwīl (“while”)
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