eldertongue

Old English · noun

licleoþ

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈliːkˌle͜oːθ/
Syllables
ˈliːk · ˌle͜oːθ (2 syllables)
Modern English
elegydirge

Meaning

  1. dirge, elegy, song for the dead

Etymology

From līc (“corpse”) + lēoþ (“song, poem”)

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