Old English · noun
orþung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈor.θunɡ/[ˈorˠ.ðuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈor · θunɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- breath
Meaning
-
breath
Syllaba is stæfġefēġ on ānre orþung ġeendod.
[Latin] Syllaba is a syllable ended in a breath.
c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From orþian (“to breathe, pant”) + -ung
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