kuoniowid

Old High German

Alternative forms

• cuoniouuidi (attested manuscript form [Merseburg Charms], accusative plural)

Etymology

It is uncertain why the first element of this term differs from that of its synonym kunawid or what it represents etymologically. Some assume the underlying form of this word is instead *kuniowid.

Noun

kuoniowid f

1. Synonym of kunawid
   • 9th century, First Merseburg charm:

     Eiris sazun idisi / sazun hera duoder;
     suma hapt heptidun / suma heri lezidun,
     suma clubodun / umbi cuoniouuidi:
     insprinc haptbandun / inuar uigandun.

     Once sat women,
     They sat here, then there.
     Some fastened bonds,
     Some impeded an army,
     Some unraveled fetters:
     Escape the bonds,
     flee the enemy!

Declension

Declension of kuoniowid (feminine i-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	kuoniowid	kuoniowidi
accusative	kuoniowid	kuoniowidi
genitive	kuoniowidi	kuoniowido
dative	kuoniowidi	kuoniowidim, kuoniowiden