wifmann

Old English edit

Alternative forms edit

wīfman, wīfmonn, wīfmon, wīmmann, wīmman, wīmmonn, wīmmon

Etymology edit

From wīf +‎ mann, literally “female person”. Compare wǣpnedmann (“man, a male”, literally “male person”), which wīfmann was often used alongside; cf. Icelandic karlmaður and kvenmaður.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːfˌmɑnn/, [ˈwiːvˌmɑn]

Noun edit

wīfmann m

Declension edit

Declension of wifmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
accusative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
genitive	wīfmannes	wīfmanna
dative	wīfmenn	wīfmannum

Synonyms edit

wīf

Derived terms edit

bewīfmann

Descendants edit

Middle English: womman, wimman, wifmanne
- Scots: weman, woman
- English: woman