eldertongue

Old English · noun

treowcynn

Normalised trēowcynn

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈtre͜oːwˌkynn/
[ˈtre͜oːwˌkyn]
Syllables
ˈtre͜oːw · ˌkynn (2 syllables)

Meaning

  1. a kind of tree or wood

    Ic ðē secge lxxx wintra of ðām trēowcynne ðe is nemned Sem.

    I tell thee, eighty years, of the wood that is called Sem

    The Dialogues of Solomon and Saturn

Declension

Declension of treowcynn
SingularPlural
Nominative trēowcynntrēowcynnas
Accusative trēowcynntrēowcynnas
Genitive trēowcynnestrēowcynna
Dative trēowcynnetrēowcynnum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From trēow (“tree”) + cynn (“kind”)

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