eldertongue

Old English · noun

licþegnung

Normalised līcþeġnung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈliːkˌθej.nunɡ/
[ˈliːkˌθej.nuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈliːk · ˌθej · nunɡ (3 syllables)
Modern English
funeral ritesfuneralrites

Meaning

  1. funeral

  2. funeral rites

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

līċ (“dead body”) + þeġnung (“service”)

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