wifhand

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wīfhond

Etymology

Equivalent to wīf +‎ hand.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwiːfˌxɑnd/, [ˈwiːfˌhɑnd]

Noun

wīfhand f (nominative plural wīfhanda)

  1. the female side or line of a family

Declension
Declension of wifhand (strong u-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wīfhand wīfhanda
accusative wīfhand wīfhanda
genitive wīfhanda wīfhanda
dative wīfhanda wīfhandum

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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
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