wunung
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wunungō, equivalent to wunian + -ung. Cognate with Old Saxon wonunga, Old High German wonunga (German Wohnung).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwu.nunɡ/, [ˈwu.nuŋɡ]
Noun
wunung f
- residence, home: place to stay or live
- early 12th century, Life of St. Neot
- Hē him þǣr wununge ġetimbrode on swīðe fæġre stōwe.
- He built himself a home there in a very beautiful place.
- early 12th century, Life of St. Neot
- staying or living in a certain place
- c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
- Ġif hēo eft on ǣniġne tīman hīe selfe tō mynstres wununge ġefæstnian wile, ne sīe nā hiere ġewilnung onsċunod.
- If at any time she wants to re-commit herself to monastic life, her desire should not be shunned.
- c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
- existence, life
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Sē is libbende god þe hæfþ līf and wununge þurh hine selfne.
- He is the living god who has life and existence through himself.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
Declension
Declension of wunung (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | wunung | wununga, wununge |
accusative | wununge | wununga, wununge |
genitive | wununge | wununga |
dative | wununge | wunungum |
Derived terms
- inwunung
- midwunung
- onwunung
- samodwunung
- þurhwunung
Descendants
- Middle English: wunnunge, wuning, woning
- English: woning
- Scots: wonnyng, wonyng, wonyn
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “wunung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.