eldertongue

Old English · noun

wundswaþu

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈwund.swɑ.θu/
[ˈwund.zwɑ.ðu]
Syllables
ˈwund · swɑ · θu (3 syllables)
Modern English
scar

Meaning

  1. the mark left by a wound, scar

Declension

Declension of wundswaþu
SingularPlural
Nominative wundswaþuwundswaþawundswaþe
Accusative wundswaþewundswaþawundswaþe
Genitive wundswaþewundswaþa
Dative wundswaþewundswaþum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From wund (“wound”) + swaþu (“mark, trace, vestige”).

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