gewæsc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawask, *gawaskī, equivalent to ġe- +‎ *wæsċ. Cognate with Middle High German gewesche (whence German Gewäsche, Gewäsch).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈwæʃ/

Noun

ġewæsċ n

1. a wash; a washing up; an overflow of water

Declension

Declension of gewæsc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġewæsċ	ġewæsċ
accusative	ġewæsċ	ġewæsċ
genitive	ġewæsċes	ġewæsċa
dative	ġewæsċe	ġewæsċum

Derived terms

• wæterġewæsċ

Related terms

• ġewasċan
• wasċan
• wæsċ