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Old English · adjective

tynge

Normalised tynġe

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈtyn.je/
[ˈtyn.d͡ʒe]
Syllables
ˈtyn · je (2 syllables)
Modern English
rhetoricalskilfultongueeloquent

Meaning

  1. skilful with the tongue, eloquent; rhetorical

Declension

Strong declension of tynge
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative tynġetynġutynġotynġe
Accusative tynġnetynġetynġe
Genitive tynġestynġretynġes
Dative tynġumtynġretynġum
Instrumental tynġetynġretynġe
Plural
Nominative tynġetynġatynġetynġutynġo
Accusative tynġetynġatynġetynġutynġo
Genitive tynġratynġratynġra
Dative tynġumtynġumtynġum
Instrumental tynġumtynġumtynġum
Weak declension of tynge
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative tynġatynġetynġe
Accusative tynġantynġantynġe
Genitive tynġantynġantynġan
Dative tynġantynġantynġan
Instrumental tynġantynġantynġan
Plural
Nominative tynġantynġantynġan
Accusative tynġantynġantynġan
Genitive tynġratynġenatynġratynġenatynġratynġena
Dative tynġumtynġumtynġum
Instrumental tynġumtynġumtynġum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tungī, from Proto-Germanic *tungijaz (“relating to the tongue”), from *tungǭ (“tongue”); equivalent to tunge + -e.

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