sinewealt
Old English
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editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Equivalent to sin- + *wealt, from Proto-Germanic *waltaz (“changing; unstable”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn; wind; twist”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editsinewealt
- round (circular, spherical, or cylindrical)
- Aristotelēs cwæþ on Be Heofonum þæt þǣre Eorðan sċadu wǣre sinewealt on mōnan āsprungennesse.
- Aristotle said in On the Heavens that the Earth's shadow was round during a lunar eclipse.
Declension
editDeclension of sinewealt — Strong
Declension of sinewealt — Weak