"ealdra cwena spell" meaning in All languages combined

See ealdra cwena spell on Wiktionary

Noun [Old English]

Etymology: Literally “old women's story.” Could be a very old phrase, since *wīb (→ Old English wīf) had become the normal word for "woman" by West Germanic times. Etymology templates: {{cog|ang|wīf}} Old English wīf Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=n|g2=|g3=|head=ealdra cwēna spell|head2=|sort=}} ealdra cwēna spell n, {{ang-noun|n|head=ealdra cwēna spell}} ealdra cwēna spell n Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-n|ealdra cwēna spell}}, {{ang-decl-noun|ealdra cwēna spell|ealdra cwēna spell|ealdra cwēna spell|ealdra cwēna spell|ealdra cwēna spelles|ealdra cwēna spella|ealdra cwēna spelle|ealdra cwēna spellum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: ealdra cwēna spell [canonical, neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], ealdra cwēna spell [nominative, singular], ealdra cwēna spell [nominative, plural], ealdra cwēna spell [accusative, singular], ealdra cwēna spell [accusative, plural], ealdra cwēna spelles [genitive, singular], ealdra cwēna spella [genitive, plural], ealdra cwēna spelle [dative, singular], ealdra cwēna spellum [dative, plural]
  1. old wives' tale Wikipedia link: West Germanic
    Sense id: en-ealdra_cwena_spell-ang-noun-3m4-KM-Y Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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