ealdra cwena spell

Old English

Etymology

Literally “old women's story.” Could be a very old phrase, since *wīb (→ Old English wīf) had become the normal word for "woman" by West Germanic times.

Noun

ealdra cwēna spell n

  1. old wives' tale

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ealdra cwēna spell ealdra cwēna spell
accusative ealdra cwēna spell ealdra cwēna spell
genitive ealdra cwēna spelles ealdra cwēna spella
dative ealdra cwēna spelle ealdra cwēna spellum
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