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Old English · adjective

oncyþig

Normalised oncȳþiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈonˌkyː.θij/
[ˈonˌkyː.ðij]
Syllables
ˈon · ˌkyː · θij (3 syllables)
Modern English
unacquaintedunfamiliar

Meaning

  1. unacquainted with; unfamiliar with

  2. lacking; suffering due to lack

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *andkunþīg, equivalent to on- + cȳþiġ. Cognate with Old High German antkundīg.

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