foresceawung

Old English

Alternative forms

• forasċēawung

Etymology

From foresċēawian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fo.reˈʃæ͜ɑː.wunɡ/, [fo.reˈʃæ͜ɑː.wuŋɡ]

Noun

foresċēawung f

1. a foreshowing, foreseeing, foresight, foreknowledge, forethought, providence
2. consideration, contemplation

Declension

Declension of foresċēawung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	foresċēawung	foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge
accusative	foresċēawunge	foresċēawunga, foresċēawunge
genitive	foresċēawunge	foresċēawunga
dative	foresċēawunge	foresċēawungum

Descendants

• Middle English: foresceawunge, forshewyng, foresceuing, forshowyng
  • English: foreshowing

References

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