meginkraft

Old Saxon
FWOTD – 3 August 2014

Etymology

From megin- +‎ kraft. Cognate with Old English mægencræft.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛɣinˈkrɑft/, [meɣinˈkrɑft]

Noun

meginkraft f

  1. huge strength
    mit megincraftu rakud arihtid
    The building erected with huge strength
    (Heliand, verse 4277)

Declension
Declension of meginkrafta (feminine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative meginkrafta meginkrafta
accusative meginkrafta meginkrafta
genitive meginkraftō meginkraftanō
dative meginkraftu meginkraftum
instrumental — —


Declension of meginkraft (feminine i-stem)
singular plural
nominative meginkraft *meginkrefti
accusative meginkraft *meginkrefti
genitive *meginkrefti *meginkreftiō
dative *meginkrefti *meginkreftium
instrumental — —


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