æmethwil

Old English

Alternative forms

  • āmethwīl

Etymology

From ǣmetta (“leisure”) +‎ hwīl (“time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæː.metˌxwiːl/, [ˈæː.metˌʍiːl]

Noun

ǣmethwīl f

  1. free time, leisure, respite

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative ǣmethwīl ǣmethwīla, ǣmethwīle
accusative ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīla, ǣmethwīle
genitive ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīla
dative ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīlum

Synonyms

  • (respite): fyrst, fyrstmearc

References

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