eldertongue

Old English · noun

ongeanhworfennes

Normalised onġēanhworfennes

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːnˌxwor.fɑnˌnes/
[ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːnˌʍorˠ.vɑnˌnes]
Syllables
ˈon · ˌjæ͜ɑːn · ˌxwor · fɑn · ˌnes (5 syllables)
Modern English
returnobstaclelies

Meaning

  1. return

  2. what lies in the way, obstacle

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to onġēanhworfen + -nes.

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