eldertongue

Old English · noun

teoþung

Normalised tēoþung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈte͜oː.θunɡ/
[ˈte͜oː.ðuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈte͜oː · θunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
tithingtenthtitheassociation

Meaning

  1. a tithe

  2. a tenth part of something

  3. a tithing (association of ten men)

Declension

Declension of teoþung
SingularPlural
Nominative tēoþungtēoþungatēoþunge
Accusative tēoþungetēoþungatēoþunge
Genitive tēoþungetēoþunga
Dative tēoþungetēoþungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, tēoþa + -ung or tēoþian + -ung

Descendants

tithing

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