Reconstruction:Old English/dearnung

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *deornung, *dernung

Etymology

From *dearnian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑr.nunɡ/, [ˈdæ͜ɑrˠ.nuŋɡ]

Noun

*dearnung f

  1. concealing, hiding, secret; secrecy, privacy

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative *dearnung *dearnunga, *dearnunge
accusative *dearnunge *dearnunga, *dearnunge
genitive *dearnunge *dearnunga
dative *dearnunge *dearnungum

Derived terms