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Old English · noun

wifhand

Normalised wīfhand

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong u-stem
IPA
/ˈwiːfˌxɑnd/
[ˈwiːfˌhɑnd]
Syllables
ˈwiːf · ˌxɑnd (2 syllables)
Modern English
line

Meaning

  1. the female side or line of a family

Declension

Declension of wifhand
SingularPlural
Nominative wīfhandwīfhanda
Accusative wīfhandwīfhanda
Genitive wīfhandawīfhanda
Dative wīfhandawīfhandum

All forms (3)

Etymology

Equivalent to wīf + hand.

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