niwung

Old English

Alternative forms
  • nīƿung – wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to nīwian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈniː.wunɡ/, [ˈniː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

nīwung f (nominative plural nīwunga)

  1. beginning, rudiment

Declension
Declension of niwung (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative nīwung nīwunga, nīwunge
accusative nīwunge nīwunga, nīwunge
genitive nīwunge nīwunga
dative nīwunge nīwungum

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
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