kunawid

Old High German

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Gothic πŒΊπŒΏπŒ½πŒ°π…πŒΉπŒ³πŒ° (kunawida) and Old English cynewiΓΎΓΎe. The element kuonio- of the synonym kuoniowid is not etymologically identical; the exact development is unclear.

Noun

kunawid f

  1. fetter, chain
    Synonym: kuoniowid

Usage notes
  • This term is only attested as a gloss. Its near-synonym kuoniowid is attested in running text in the Merseburg Charms.

Declension
Declension of kunawid (feminine i-stem)
case singular plural
nominative kunawid kunawidi
accusative kunawid kunawidi
genitive kunawidi kunawido
dative kunawidi kunawidim, kunawiden
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