foresceawung
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From foresċēawian + -ung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo.reˈʃæ͜ɑː.wunɡ/, [fo.reˈʃæ͜ɑː.wuŋɡ]
Noun
foresċēawung f
- a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight, foreknowledge, forethought, providence
- consideration, contemplation
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foresċēawung | foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge |
| accusative | foresċēawunge | foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge |
| genitive | foresċēawunge | foresċēawunga |
| dative | foresċēawunge | foresċēawungum |
Descendants
- Middle English: foresceawunge, forshewyng, foresceuing, forshowyng
- English: foreshowing
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fóresceáwung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.