eldertongue

Old English · noun

scotung

Normalised sċōtung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈʃoː.tunɡ/
[ˈʃoː.tuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈʃoː · tunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
firedchristeningshootingmissileshot

Meaning

  1. christening

  2. a missile; something that is shot or fired

Declension

Declension of scotung
SingularPlural
Nominative sċōtungsċōtungasċōtunge
Accusative sċōtungesċōtungasċōtunge
Genitive sċōtungesċōtunga
Dative sċōtungesċōtungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, sċōtian (“to shoot”) + -ung

Descendants

shooting

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