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niewung

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Equivalent to nīewian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈni͜yː.wunɡ/, [ˈni͜yː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

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nīewung f

  1. beginning, rudiment

Declension

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Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative nīewung nīewunga, nīewunge
accusative nīewunge nīewunga, nīewunge
genitive nīewunge nīewunga
dative nīewunge nīewungum

References

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  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921