gewæsc

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gawask, *gawaskī, equivalent to ġe- +‎ *wæsċ. Cognate with Middle High German gewesche (whence German Gewäsche, Gewäsch).

Pronunciation

Noun

ġewæsċ n

  1. a wash; a washing up; an overflow of water

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġewæsċ ġewæsċ
accusative ġewæsċ ġewæsċ
genitive ġewæsċes ġewæsċa
dative ġewæsċe ġewæsċum

Derived terms