Old English · noun
wæterhæfern
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈwæ.terˌxæ.fern/[ˈwæ.terˌhæ.verˠn]
- Syllables
- ˈwæ · ter · ˌxæ · fern (4 syllables)
Meaning
a "water-crab," an aquatic crab?
Etymology
Compound of wæter (“water”) + hæfern (“crab”)
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