eldertongue

Old English · noun

wiffeax

Normalised wīffeax

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈwiːf.fæ͜ɑks/
Syllables
ˈwiːf · fæ͜ɑks (2 syllables)
Modern English
hair

Meaning

  1. hair (of a woman)

Declension

Declension of wiffeax
SingularPlural
Nominative wīffeaxwīffeax
Accusative wīffeaxwīffeax
Genitive wīffeaxeswīffeaxa
Dative wīffeaxewīffeaxum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Compound of wif (“woman”) + feax (“hair of the head”)

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