wifhand

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīfhond

Etymology

Equivalent to wīf +‎ hand.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

wīfhand f (nominative plural wīfhanda)

1. the female side or line of a family

Declension

Strong u-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wīfhand	wīfhanda
accusative	wīfhand	wīfhanda
genitive	wīfhanda	wīfhanda
dative	wīfhanda	wīfhandum

Synonyms

• spinelhealf f
• wīfhealf f

Coordinate terms

• wǣpnedhand

References

• 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