cwidegiedd

Old English

Etymology

From cwide (“saying”) +‎ giedd (“story, song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwi.deˌɡi͜ydd/, [ˈkwi.deˌɡi͜yd]

Noun

cwidegiedd n

1. song, ballad
2. word, speech
3. story, tale
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Flēotendra ferð · nō þǣr fela bringeð
     cūðra cwidegiedda. · Ċearo bið ġenīwad

     Lifes of floating don't bring there
     many known tales. Grief is renewed

Declension

Declension of cwidegiedd (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	cwidegiedd	cwidegiedd
accusative	cwidegiedd	cwidegiedd
genitive	cwidegieddes	cwidegiedda
dative	cwidegiedde	cwidegieddum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cwidegiedd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.