wifmann

Old English

Alternative forms

• wīfman, wīfmonn, wīfmon, wīmmann, wīmman, wīmmonn, wīmmon

Etymology

From wīf +‎ mann, literally “female person”. Compare wǣpnedmann (“man, a male”, literally “male person”), which wīfmann was often used alongside; cf. Icelandic karlmaður and kvenmaður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwiːfˌmɑnn/, [ˈwiːvˌmɑn]

Noun

wīfmann m

1. woman
2. female
3. handmaid, female servant

Declension

Declension of wīfmann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
accusative	wīfmann	wīfmenn
genitive	wīfmannes	wīfmanna
dative	wīfmenn	wīfmannum

Synonyms

• wīf

Derived terms

• bewīfmann

Descendants

• Middle English: womman, wimman, wifmanne
  • Scots: weman, woman
  • English: woman