innoþ

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to innian +‎ -oþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.noθ/

Noun

innoþ m

  1. the inner part of the body that holds the intestines and bowels
  2. the stomach, womb, or belly
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Hē ġesēah ðā þæt hine ne mihte nān lǣċe ġehǣlan, and sette his swurdes ord tōġēanes his innoðe, and fēol him on uppon, þæt him þurhēode.
      He saw then that no doctor could heal him, and set the point of his sword against his stomach, and fell upon it, so that it ran him through.
  3. (figurative) the seat of feelings
  4. the seat of hunger
  5. a gut or entrail in and of itself

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative innoþ innoþas
accusative innoþ innoþas
genitive innoþes innoþa
dative innoþe innoþum

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • innoþtydernes f (intestinal weakness)
  • innoþwund f (intestinal wound)

References