ealdcwen
Old English
Etymology
From eald (“old”) + cwēn (“woman”).
Noun
ealdcwēn f
Declension
Strong i-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ealdcwēn | ealdcwēne, ealdcwēna |
| accusative | ealdcwēn, ealdcwēne | ealdcwēne, ealdcwēna |
| genitive | ealdcwēne | ealdcwēna |
| dative | ealdcwēne | ealdcwēnum |
Synonyms
- ealdwīf n
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ealdcwēn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.