kuoniowid
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Old High German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- cuoniouuidi (attested manuscript form [Merseburg Charms], accusative plural)
Etymology[edit]
It is uncertain why the first element of this term differs from that of its synonym kunawid or what it represents etymologically. Some assume the underlying form of this word is instead *kuniowid.
Noun[edit]
kuoniowid f
- Synonym of kunawid
- 9th century, First Merseburg charm:
- Eiris sazun idisi / sazun hera duoder;
suma hapt heptidun / suma heri lezidun,
suma clubodun / umbi cuoniouuidi:
insprinc haptbandun / inuar uigandun.- Once sat women,
They sat here, then there.
Some fastened bonds,
Some impeded an army,
Some unraveled fetters:
Escape the bonds,
flee the enemy!
- Once sat women,
- 9th century, First Merseburg charm:
Declension[edit]
Declension of kuoniowid (feminine i-stem)
case | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | kuoniowid | kuoniowidi |
accusative | kuoniowid | kuoniowidi |
genitive | kuoniowidi | kuoniowido |
dative | kuoniowidi | kuoniowidim, kuoniowiden |