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

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

	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