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Old English · noun

læwed

Normalised lǣwed

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈlæː.wed/
Syllables
ˈlæː · wed (2 syllables)
Modern English
layman

Meaning

  1. layman

Declension

Declension of læwed
SingularPlural
Nominative lǣwedlǣwedas
Accusative lǣwedlǣwedas
Genitive lǣwedeslǣweda
Dative lǣwedelǣwedum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From the adjective lǣwede (“lay, non-clerical”).

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