foresceawung
Old English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From foresċēawian + -ung.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]foresċēawung f
- a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight, foreknowledge, forethought, providence
- consideration, contemplation
Declension
[edit]Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | foresċēawung | foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge |
| accusative | foresċēawunge | foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge |
| genitive | foresċēawunge | foresċēawunga |
| dative | foresċēawunge | foresċēawungum |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle English: foresceawunge, forshewyng, foresceuing, forshowyng
- English: foreshowing
References
[edit]- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fóresceáwung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.