wunung
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwununɡ/, [ˈwunuŋɡ]
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wunungō, equivalent to wunian + -ung. Cognate with Old Saxon wonunga, Old High German wonunga (German Wohnung).
Noun
wunung f
- residence, home: place to stay or live
- early 12th century, Life of St. Neot
- Hē him þǣr wununge ġetimbrode on swīðe fæġre stōwe.
- He built himself a home there in a very beautiful place.
- Hē him þǣr wununge ġetimbrode on swīðe fæġre stōwe.
- early 12th century, Life of St. Neot
- staying or living in a certain place
- c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
- Ġif hēo eft on ǣniġne tīman hīe selfe tō mynstres wununge ġefæstnian wile, ne sīe nā hiere ġewilnung onsċunod.
- If at any time she wants to re-commit herself to monastic life, her desire should not be shunned.
- Ġif hēo eft on ǣniġne tīman hīe selfe tō mynstres wununge ġefæstnian wile, ne sīe nā hiere ġewilnung onsċunod.
- c. 973, Æthelwold, translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict
- existence, life
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
- Sē is libbende god þe hæfþ līf and wununge þurh hine selfne.
- He is the living god who has life and existence through himself.
- Sē is libbende god þe hæfþ līf and wununge þurh hine selfne.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Passion of the Apostles Peter and Paul"
Declension
Declension of wunung (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wunung | wununga, wununge |
| accusative | wununge | wununga, wununge |
| genitive | wununge | wununga |
| dative | wununge | wunungum |
Derived terms
- inwunung
- midwunung
- onwunung
- samodwunung
- þurhwunung
References
- wunung in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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