wifhired

Old English

Etymology

From wīf +‎ hīred.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːfˌxiː.red/, [ˈwiːfˌhiː.red]

Noun

wīfhīred m

  1. a household of women; nunnery, convent

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wīfhīred wīfhīredas
accusative wīfhīred wīfhīredas
genitive wīfhīredes wīfhīreda
dative wīfhīrede wīfhīredum

Synonyms

  • nunhīred m
  • nunmynster n

References