wifcynn
Old English
Alternative forms
- ƿīfcynn – wynn spelling
Etymology
From wīf + cynn.
Noun
wīfcynn n
- womankind, women
- the female sex
Declension
Declension of wifcynn (strong-a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wīfcynn | — |
| accusative | wīfcynn | — |
| genitive | wīfcynnes | a |
| dative | wīfcynne | um |
Descendants
- Middle English: wifkin
References
- wīfcynn in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary