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Old English · noun

Lædengereord

Normalised Lǣdenġereord

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈlæː.den.jeˌre͜ord/
[ˈlæː.den.jeˌre͜orˠd]
Syllables
ˈlæː · den · je · ˌre͜ord (4 syllables)
Modern English
latin

Meaning

  1. Latin

    Þurh þises wīsdōmes lust hē hēt þisne regul of Lǣdenġereorde on Englisċ ġeþēodan.

    Desiring this wisdom he ordered this rule be translated from Latin to English.

    Mid-10th century, "Bald's Leechbook", Royal 12 D. xvii, fol. 150 b.

Declension

Declension of Lædengereord
Singular
Nominative Lǣdenġereord
Accusative LǣdenġereordeLǣdenġereord
Genitive LǣdenġereordeLǣdenġereordes
Dative Lǣdenġereorde

All forms (3)

Etymology

From Lǣden + ġereord.

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