þunwange
Old English
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Alternative forms
- þunwang, þunwenge
Etymology
Cognate with Old High German dunwengi, Old Norse þunnvangi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθunˌwɑn.ɡe/, [ˈθunˌwɑŋ.ɡe]
Usage notes
Though þunwange has the form of a strong feminine noun, it is commonly declined as weak by analogy to the usually weak neuter wange.
Declension
Declension of þunwange (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þunwange | þunwangan |
| accusative | þunwange | þunwangan |
| genitive | þunwangan | þunwangena |
| dative | þunwangan | þunwangum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þunwang”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Alan Campbell (1962) chapter XI, in Old English Grammar, Oxford, Clarendon Press, B, page 249, §618
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