eldertongue

Old English · noun

hwælweg

Normalised hwælweġ

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxwælˌwej/
[ˈʍælˌwej]
Syllables
ˈxwæl · ˌwej (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. the ocean

Declension

Declension of hwælweg
SingularPlural
Nominative hwælweġhwælweġas
Accusative hwælweġhwælweġas
Genitive hwælweġeshwælweġa
Dative hwælweġehwælweġum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Kenning of hwæl (“whale”) + weġ (“way”).

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