gesceaphwil
Old English
noun
Definitions
- (poetic) the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
Etymology
Compound from Old English ġesċeap + Old English hwīl (time, while).
Origin
Old English
hwīl
Gloss
time, while
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- while English
- whilere English
- *hwīlō Proto-Germanic
- beorhthwil Old English
- earfoþhwil Old English
- gescæphwil Old English
- hwilwende Old English
- hwīl Old English
- preowthwil Old English
- æmethwil Old English
- ġesċeap Old English