sinewealt
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Equivalent to sin- + *wealt, from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
sinewealt
- round (circular, spherical, or cylindrical)
- Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.
- Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.
Declension edit
Declension of sinewealt — Strong
Declension of sinewealt — Weak