niewung

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to nīewian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈni͜yː.wunɡ/, [ˈni͜yː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

nīewung f

  1. beginning, rudiment

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nīewung nīewunga, nīewunge
accusative nīewunge nīewunga, nīewunge
genitive nīewunge nīewunga
dative nīewunge nīewungum

References

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921