ealdwif
Old English
Etymology
From eald (“old”) + wīf (“woman”).
Noun
ealdwīf n
- an old woman
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ealdwīf | ealdwīf |
| accusative | ealdwīf | ealdwīf |
| genitive | ealdwīfes | ealdwīfa |
| dative | ealdwīfe | ealdwīfum |
Synonyms
- ealdcwen f
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ealdwīf”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.