muþa

See also: mutha

Old English edit

Etymology edit

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Particularly: “Apparently cognate with the Icelandic munni.”

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈmuː.θɑ/, [ˈmuː.ðɑ]

Noun edit

mūþa m (nominative plural mūþan)

the mouth of a river
an opening, a door

Declension edit

Declension of muþa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mūþa	mūþan
accusative	mūþan	mūþan
genitive	mūþan	mūþena
dative	mūþan	mūþum

Synonyms edit

(mouth of a river): ġemȳþ f

Derived terms edit

References edit

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mūþa”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.