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Old English · noun

wanung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈwɑ.nunɡ/
[ˈwɑ.nuŋɡ]
Syllables
ˈwɑ · nunɡ (2 syllables)
Modern English
lesseningwailingwaningdiminutionabatementimpairingweakeninglamentation

wanung1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. lessening, diminution

  2. abatement

  3. a weakening, impairing, injury, wound

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of wanung
SingularPlural
Nominative wanungwanungawanunge
Accusative wanungewanungawanunge
Genitive wanungewanunga
Dative wanungewanungum

wanung2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. wailing, lamentation

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of wanung
SingularPlural
Nominative wānungwānungawānunge
Accusative wānungewānungawānunge
Genitive wānungewānunga
Dative wānungewānungum

All forms (8)

Etymology

Equivalent to wanian (“to wane”) + -ung.

Equivalent to wānian (“to wail”) + -ung.

Descendants

waning

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