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Old English · noun

wæterseocnes

Normalised wætersēocnes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈwæ.terˌse͜oːk.nes/
Syllables
ˈwæ · ter · ˌse͜oːk · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
water sicknessedema

Meaning

  1. edema

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From wæter + sēocnes or wætersēoc + -nes, literally 'water sickness'.

Descendants

water sickness

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