eldertongue

Old English · noun

rihtæw

Normalised rihtǣw

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Modern English
legitimatemarriagewife

Meaning

  1. legitimate marriage

  2. legitimate wife

Declension

Declension of rihtæw
SingularPlural
Nominative rihtǣwrihtǣw
Accusative rihtǣwrihtǣw
Genitive rihtǣwrihtǣwa
Dative rihtǣwrihtǣwum

All forms (3)

Etymology

From riht (“right, legitimate”) + ǣ (“marriage”).

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