ondruncnian

Old English

Etymology

From on- +‎ druncnian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonˌdrun.kni.ɑn/, [ˈonˌdruŋ.kni.ɑn]

Verb

ondruncnian

1. (intransitive) to get drunk

Usage notes

• This noun is only attested in the present participle form ondruncniende, which may represent either ondruncian + -iende or on- + druncniende.

References

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