eldertongue

Old English · noun

ongeanhwyrft

Normalised onġēanhwyrft

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːn.xwyrft/
[ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːn.ʍyrˠft]
Syllables
ˈon · ˌjæ͜ɑːn · xwyrft (3 syllables)
Modern English
return

Meaning

  1. return

Declension

Declension of ongeanhwyrft
SingularPlural
Nominative onġēanhwyrftonġēanhwyrftas
Accusative onġēanhwyrftonġēanhwyrftas
Genitive onġēanhwyrftesonġēanhwyrfta
Dative onġēanhwyrfteonġēanhwyrftum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From onġēan (“back”) + hwyrft (“movement”).

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ongeanhwyrft · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution