wifmann

Old English

Alternative forms

wīfman, wīfmonn, wīfmon, wīmmann, wīmman, wīmmonn, wīmmon, ƿīfmann, ƿīfman, ƿīfmonn, ƿīfmon, ƿīmmann, ƿīmman, ƿīmmonn, ƿīmmon

Etymology

From wīf (“woman”) +‎ mann (“person”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiːfmɑnn/, [wiːvmɑnn]

Noun

wīfmann m

woman
handmaid, female servant

Declension

Declension of wīfmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
accusative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
genitive	wīfmannes	wīfmanna
dative	wīfmenn	wīfmannum

Descendants

Middle English: womman, wimman, wifmanne
- Scots: weman, woman
- English: woman

Synonyms

wīf

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