eldertongue

Old English · adjective

unweaxen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈunˌwæ͜ɑk.sen/
Syllables
ˈun · ˌwæ͜ɑk · sen (3 syllables)
Modern English
grownyoung

Meaning

  1. young, not grown

    the young Edgar,

    ring-giver of men, departed from life. His son then ascended to the throne, a child not yet grown, a king of earls, whose name was Edward.

    The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle þǣr sē ġeonga ġewāt on þone eahtoðan dæġ Ēadgār of līfe, beorna bēahġifa. Feng his bearn syþþa

Declension

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Etymology

un- + weaxen (“grown”).

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