gewuna
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gawunô (“habit, wont”).
Noun
ġewuna m
- custom
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
- Þa bead se biscop Mamertus ðreora daga fæsten, and sēo ġedreccednys ða ġeswac; and se ġewuna ðæs fæstenes ðurhwunað ġehwǣr on ġelēaffulre ġelaðunge.
- Then the bishop Mamertus commanded a fast of three days, and the affliction ceased; and the custom of the fast continues everywhere in the faithful church.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Greater Litany"
Declension
Declension of gewuna (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġewuna | ġewunan |
| accusative | ġewunan | ġewunan |
| genitive | ġewunan | ġewunena |
| dative | ġewunan | ġewunum |
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