Old English · noun
regnboga
Normalised reġnboga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈrejnˌbo.ɡɑ/[ˈrejnˌbo.ɣɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈrejn · ˌbo · ɡɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- rainbow
Meaning
-
rainbow
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *regnabogō, from Proto-Germanic *regnabugô. Cognate with Old Frisian reinboga, Old Saxon *reganbogo, Old Dutch *reganbogo, Old High German reginbogo, and Old Norse regnbogi. Equivalent to reġn (“rain”) + boga (“bow”).
Descendants
rainbow
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