innoþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• innaþ, inneþ
• innoð — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to innian +‎ -oþ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.noθ/

Noun

innoþ m

1. the inner part of the body that holds the intestines and bowels
2. the stomach, womb, or belly
3. (figurative) the seat of feelings
4. the seat of hunger
5. a gut or entrail in and of itself

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	innoþ	innoþas
accusative	innoþ	innoþas
genitive	innoþes	innoþa
dative	innoþe	innoþum

Synonyms

• ġesen
• innefare f (“intestines”)
• inneweard (“substantively: viscera”)
• inylfe n (“gut, bowel”)
• þearm m (“gut, intestine”)

Derived terms

• innoþtydernes f (“intestinal weakness”)
• innoþwund f (“intestinal wound”)

Related terms

• innan
• inne
• innian

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “INNOÞ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “INNOÞ supplementary input”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[2], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.