wifhand

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Old English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to wīf +‎ hand.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːfˌxɑnd/, [ˈwiːfˌhɑnd]

Noun[edit]

wīfhand f (nominative plural wīfhanda)

  1. the female side or line of a family

Declension[edit]

Declension of wifhand (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wīfhand wīfhanda
accusative wīfhand wīfhanda
genitive wīfhanda wīfhanda
dative wīfhanda wīfhandum

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References[edit]

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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