ealdcwen
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eald (“old”) + cwēn (“woman”).
Noun
[edit]ealdcwēn f
Declension
[edit]Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ealdcwēn | ealdcwēne, ealdcwēna |
| accusative | ealdcwēn, ealdcwēne | ealdcwēne, ealdcwēna |
| genitive | ealdcwēne | ealdcwēna |
| dative | ealdcwēne | ealdcwēnum |
Synonyms
[edit]- ealdwīf n
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ealdcwēn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.