eldertongue

Old English · noun

wiþcwedennes

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/wiθˈkwe.den.nes/
Syllables
wiθ · ˈkwe · den · nes (4 syllables)
Modern English
contradictionobjectionopposition

Meaning

  1. contradiction

  2. objection, opposition

Declension

All forms (4)

Etymology

From wiþcweden (“contradicted”) + -nes (“-ness”).

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