kunawid

Old High German

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Gothic 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰 (kunawida) and Old English cynewiþþe. The element kuonio- of the synonym kuoniowid is not etymologically identical; the exact development is unclear.

Noun

kunawid f

1. fetter, chain

   Synonym: kuoniowid

Usage notes

• This term is only attested as a gloss. Its near-synonym kuoniowid is attested in running text in the Merseburg Charms.

Declension

Declension of kunawid (feminine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kunawid	kunawidi
accusative	kunawid	kunawidi
genitive	kunawidi	kunawido
dative	kunawidi	kunawidim, kunawiden