meginkraft

Old Saxon

FWOTD – 3 August 2014

Etymology

From megin- +‎ kraft. Cognate with Old English mægencræft.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛɣinˈkrɑft/, [meɣinˈkrɑft]

Noun

meginkraft f

1. huge strength

   mit megincraftu rakud arihtid

   The building erected with huge strength

   (Heliand, verse 4277)

Declension

meginkrafta (feminine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	meginkrafta	meginkrafta
accusative	meginkrafta	meginkrafta
genitive	meginkraftō	meginkraftanō
dative	meginkraftu	meginkraftum
instrumental	—	—

meginkraft (feminine i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	meginkraft	*meginkrefti
accusative	meginkraft	*meginkrefti
genitive	*meginkrefti	*meginkreftiō
dative	*meginkrefti	*meginkreftium
instrumental	—	—