eldertongue

Old English · noun

hwitleac

Normalised hwītlēac

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈxwiːt.læ͜ɑːk/
[ˈʍiːt.læ͜ɑːk]
Syllables
ˈxwiːt · læ͜ɑːk (2 syllables)
Modern English
onion

Meaning

  1. onion

Declension

Declension of hwitleac
SingularPlural
Nominative hwītlēachwītlēac
Accusative hwītlēachwītlēac
Genitive hwītlēaceshwītlēaca
Dative hwītlēacehwītlēacum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From hwīt (“white”) + lēac (“leek”)

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