Old English · adjective
medren
Normalised mēdren
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈmeːd.ren/
- Syllables
- ˈmeːd · ren (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- maternalmother's
Meaning
-
maternal; (of lineage) on the mother's side
mēdrencynd
a mother's nature, maternal nature
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mēdren | mēdrenumēdreno | mēdren |
| Accusative | mēdrenne | mēdrene | mēdren |
| Genitive | mēdrenes | mēdrenre | mēdrenes |
| Dative | mēdrenum | mēdrenre | mēdrenum |
| Instrumental | mēdrene | mēdrenre | mēdrene |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mēdrene | mēdrenamēdrene | mēdrenumēdreno |
| Accusative | mēdrene | mēdrenamēdrene | mēdrenumēdreno |
| Genitive | mēdrenra | mēdrenra | mēdrenra |
| Dative | mēdrenum | mēdrenum | mēdrenum |
| Instrumental | mēdrenum | mēdrenum | mēdrenum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | mēdrena | mēdrene | mēdrene |
| Accusative | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrene |
| Genitive | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrenan |
| Dative | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrenan |
| Instrumental | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrenan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrenan |
| Accusative | mēdrenan | mēdrenan | mēdrenan |
| Genitive | mēdrenramēdrenena | mēdrenramēdrenena | mēdrenramēdrenena |
| Dative | mēdrenum | mēdrenum | mēdrenum |
| Instrumental | mēdrenum | mēdrenum | mēdrenum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *mōdrīn, equivalent to mōdor + -en. Compare Old Norse móðerni (“on the mother's side”).
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