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Old English · noun

swutelung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
Modern English
certificateprescripttitle-deedsetting forthexplanationevidencetestimonyexposition

Meaning

  1. explanation

    Nu hæbbe ge oft gehyred be his mæran drohtnunge and be his ðenunge, nu wylle we embe ðises godspelles trahtnunge sume swutelunge eow gereccan.

    Now ye have often heard of his great course and of his ministry, now we will relate to you some explanation touching the exposition of this gospel.

    c. 992, Ælfric, "The Decollation of St. John the Baptist"
  2. manifestation

  3. declaration, setting forth, exposition

  4. evidence, testimony, declaration, testament, title-deed, certificate, prescript

Declension

Declension of swutelung
SingularPlural
Nominative swutelungswutelungaswutelunge
Accusative swutelungeswutelungaswutelunge
Genitive swutelungeswutelunga
Dative swutelungeswutelungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From swutelian.

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