æwbryce
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aiwibruki. Equivalent to ǣ (“marriage”) + bryċe (“breach”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæːwˌbry.t͡ʃe/
Noun
ǣwbryċe m
- adultery
Declension
Declension of æwbryce (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ǣwbryċe | ǣwbryċas |
| accusative | ǣwbryċe | ǣwbryċas |
| genitive | ǣwbryċes | ǣwbryċa |
| dative | ǣwbryċe | ǣwbryċum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ǣwbryċe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.