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Old English · adjective

hiwcund

Normalised hīwcund

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈxiːwˌkund/
[ˈhiːwˌkund]
Syllables
ˈxiːw · ˌkund (2 syllables)
Modern English
domestic

All forms (10)

Etymology

From *hīw (“marriage”) + -cund (“born”). The former from Proto-Germanic *hīwą.

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