æfdyne

Old English

Etymology

From æf- +‎ dȳne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæfˌdyː.ne/, [ˈævˌdyː.ne]

Noun

æfdȳne m

1. a descent, decline, or downward slope

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	æfdȳne	æfdȳnas
accusative	æfdȳne	æfdȳnas
genitive	æfdȳnes	æfdȳna
dative	æfdȳne	æfdȳnum

Synonyms

• æfdæl n (“a descent”)

Antonyms

• upāstigennes f (“an ascent”)

Related terms

• dūn f (“a hill, mountain, or down”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “æfdyne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.