eldertongue

Old English · noun

toweard tid

Part of speech
noun, feminine
IPA
/ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrd tiːd/
[ˈtoːˌwæ͜ɑrˠd tiːd]
Syllables
ˈtoː · ˌwæ͜ɑrd · tiːd (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. future tense

    Futurm tempus ys tōweard tīd The future tense is tōweard tīd [in Old English]

    c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

Etymology

tōweard (“towards, future”) + tīd (“time”).

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