Old English · noun
innelfe
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ja-stem
- IPA
- /ˈinˌnel.fe/[ˈinˌneɫ.ve]
- Syllables
- ˈin · ˌnel · fe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- gutsvisceraorgansuterusentrailsintestinesentrailintestine
Meaning
-
(plural)guts, viscera (internal organs); intestines, entrails
-
(plural)guts, viscera (internal organs); uterus, womb
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
A metathesis of of earlier innefle, from Proto-West Germanic *innabali, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *innabalją. Cognate with Old Norse innyfli and Old High German innuovili. More at innyfli.
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