eldertongue

Old English · noun

hristung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈxris.tunɡ/
[ˈr̥is.tuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈxris · tunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
quiveringspasm

Meaning

  1. quivering, spasm

Etymology

By surface analysis, *hristian (“to quiver”) + -ung

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hristung · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution · Report a problem with this entry