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Old English · noun

sceawung

Normalised sċēawung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wunɡ/
[ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈʃæ͜ɑː · wunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
showingscavagescavengerexhibitingexposureinspectionviewinglooking

Meaning

  1. a looking at, a viewing of

  2. inspection, examination

  3. contemplation, consideration

  4. a showing, exhibiting, manifestation of

  5. a toll on the exposure of goods

Declension

Declension of sceawung
SingularPlural
Nominative sċēawungsċēawungasċēawunge
Accusative sċēawungesċēawungasċēawunge
Genitive sċēawungesċēawunga
Dative sċēawungesċēawungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From sċēawian + -ung. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“viewing; inspection; contemplation; showing”).

Descendants

scavage, scavenger, showing

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