æmethwil

Old English

Alternative forms
  • āmethwīl, ǣmethƿīl

Etymology

From ǣmetta (“leisure”) +‎ hwīl (“time”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈæːmetˌʍiːl/

Noun

ǣmethwīl f

  1. free time, leisure, respite

Inflection
Declension of æmethwil (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ǣmethwīl ǣmethwīla, ǣmethwīle
accusative ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīla, ǣmethwīle
genitive ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīla
dative ǣmethwīle ǣmethwīlum

Synonyms
  • (respite): fyrst, fyrstmearc

References
  1. http://www.bosworthtoller.com
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