Old English · noun
wæpnedhealf
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈwæːp.nedˌxæ͜ɑlf/[ˈwæːp.nedˌhæ͜ɑɫf]
- Syllables
- ˈwæːp · ned · ˌxæ͜ɑlf (3 syllables)
Meaning
a male half or side (of a family)
Etymology
Compound of wǣpned (“male”) + healf (“half”).
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