dægweorc
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dagawerką. Equivalent to dæġ (“day”) + weorc (“work”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæjˌwe͜ork/, [ˈdæjˌwe͜orˠk]
Noun
dæġweorc n
- a day's work
Declension
Declension of dægweorc (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | dæġweorc | dæġweorc |
accusative | dæġweorc | dæġweorc |
genitive | dæġweorces | dæġweorca |
dative | dæġweorce | dæġweorcum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “dæġweorc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.