Old English · noun
hwamm
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /xwɑmm/[ʍɑm]
- Syllables
- xwɑmm (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- anglecorner
Meaning
-
angle, corner
Ðā eode ūt of ðæs karcernes hwomme swīðe egeslīc draca
Then came out of the corner of the prison a very terrifying drake
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwammaz. Cognate with Old Norse hvammr (“grassy hollow, vale”).
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