æfengereord
Old English
Etymology
From ǣfen (“evening”) + ġereord (“meal, food”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæː.fen.jeˌre͜ord/, [ˈæː.ven.jeˌre͜orˠd]
Noun
ǣfenġereord n
Usage notes
- This noun is often used in the plural even when referring to singular meals.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣfenġereord | ǣfenġereordu |
| accusative | ǣfenġereord | ǣfenġereordu |
| genitive | ǣfenġereordes | ǣfenġereorda |
| dative | ǣfenġereorde | ǣfenġereordum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ǽfen-gereord”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.