eldertongue

Old English · noun

nowend

Normalised nōwend

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong nd-stem
IPA
/ˈnoː.wend/
Syllables
ˈnoː · wend (2 syllables)
Modern English
marinerskippershipmaster

Meaning

  1. shipmaster; sailor; skipper; mariner

Declension

Declension of nowend
SingularPlural
Nominative nōwendnōwendnōwendenōwendas
Accusative nōwendnōwendnōwendenōwendas
Genitive nōwendesnōwendra
Dative nōwendenōwendum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From *nō, *nōw (“ship”) + -end (agent suffix), from Proto-West Germanic *nō (“ship”).

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