eldertongue

Old English · noun

nierwþ

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
Modern English
confinement

Meaning

  1. confinement, prison

Declension

Declension of nierwþ
SingularPlural
Nominative nierwþnierwþanierwþe
Accusative nierwþenierwþanierwþe
Genitive nierwþenierwþa
Dative nierwþenierwþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, nierwan (“to constrain”) + -þ

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