sinewealt
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Equivalent to sin- + *wealt, from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sinewealt
- round (circular, spherical, or cylindrical)
- Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.
- Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.
Declension[edit]
Declension of sinewealt — Strong
Declension of sinewealt — Weak