wansceaft

Old English

noun

Definitions

(poetic) misery, misfortune

Etymology

Compound from Old English wan- + Old English sċeaft (shaft, creation).

Origin

Old English

sċeaft

Gloss

shaft, creation

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*skaftaz Proto-Germanic
*wanaz Proto-Germanic
feasceaft Old English
frumsceaft Old English
gesceaft Old English
sċeaft Old English
wan- Old English
saft Middle English
schaft Middle English
schafte Middle English
shafft Middle English
shaft Middle English
wan- Middle English
wan- Scots