Old English · noun
wæfersien
Normalised wæfersīen
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwæ.ferˌsi͜yːn/[ˈwæ.verˌsi͜yːn]
- Syllables
- ˈwæ · fer · ˌsi͜yːn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- spectaclewondrous
Meaning
-
a spectacle, a wondrous sight
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wæfersīen | wæfersīenewæfersīena |
| Accusative | wæfersīenwæfersīene | wæfersīenewæfersīena |
| Genitive | wæfersīene | wæfersīena |
| Dative | wæfersīene | wæfersīenum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *wabarasiuni, equivalent to wæfer- + sīen (“vision, countenance”). Cognate with Old High German wabarsiuni (“spectacle, show, play”).
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