Old English · noun
lastword
Normalised lāstword
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlɑːstˌword/[ˈlɑːstˌworˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈlɑːst · ˌword (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- reportreputation
Meaning
-
report, reputation
Forþon þæt eorla ġehwām, æftercweþendra lof lifġendra lāstworda betst.
Thus, for every man, the praise of the after-speakers is the best of the living ones' reputations.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lāstword | lāstword |
| Accusative | lāstword | lāstword |
| Genitive | lāstwordes | lāstworda |
| Dative | lāstworde | lāstwordum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From lāst (“track, path”) + word (“word”).
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