Old English · noun
wigwægn
Normalised wīgwæġn
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwiːjˌwæjn/
- Syllables
- ˈwiːj · ˌwæjn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- chariot
Meaning
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war chariot
Sē kyninge Pharōn hæfde syx hund wīġwæġna...
Pharaoh had six hundred war chariots...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From wīġ (“war”) + wæġn (“wagon, carriage”)
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