ongeanhworfennes

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to onġēanhworfen +‎ -nes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːnˌxwor.fɑnˌnes/, [ˈonˌjæ͜ɑːnˌʍorˠ.vɑnˌnes]

Noun

ongeanhworfennes m

1. what lies in the way

Related terms

• onġēanhweorfan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ongeanhworfennes”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.