Old English · noun
heofung
Normalised hēofung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxe͜oː.funɡ/[ˈhe͜oː.vuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈxe͜oː · funɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- mourninggrievinglamentation
Meaning
-
mourning, grieving, lamentation
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
By surface analysis, hēofan (“to mourn”) + -ung
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