regnwæter

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *regnawatar, from Proto-Germanic *regnawatōr. Cognate with Old High German reganwazzar and Icelandic regnvatn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrejnˌwæ.ter/

Noun

reġnwæter n

  1. rainwater

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative reġnwæter reġnwæter
accusative reġnwæter reġnwæter
genitive reġnwæteres reġnwætera
dative reġnwætere reġnwæterum

Descendants

  • Middle English: rein water, reyn water, reyne water, rayne water, rayn water

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