hengwite

Old English

Etymology

From henġen (“prison”) +‎ wīte (“punishment”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxenjˌwiː.te/, [ˈhend͡ʒˌwiː.te]

Noun

henġwīte n

  1. a fine paid for not keeping a criminal in custody so that he may be brought before the proper tribunal

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative henġwīte henġwītu
accusative henġwīte henġwītu
genitive henġwītes henġwīta
dative henġwīte henġwītum

References

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