Old English · noun
innoþ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈin.noθ/
- Syllables
- ˈin · noθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bowelsintestinesholdsfeelingsentrailhungeritselfinner
Meaning
-
the inner part of the body that holds the intestines and bowels
-
the stomach, womb, or belly
Hē ġesēah ðā þæt hine ne mihte nān lǣċe ġehǣlan, and sette his swurdes ord tōġēanes his innoðe, and fēol him on uppon, þæt him þurhēode.
He saw then that no doctor could heal him, and set the point of his sword against his stomach, and fell upon it, so that it ran him through.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church -
the seat of feelings
-
the seat of hunger
-
a gut or entrail in and of itself
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
Equivalent to innian + -oþ.
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