scyldwite
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sċyldwīte n (nominative plural sċyldwītu)
- fine for a crime of violence
Declension edit
Declension of scyldwite (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċyldwīte | sċyldwītu |
| accusative | sċyldwīte | sċyldwītu |
| genitive | sċyldwītes | sċyldwīta |
| dative | sċyldwīte | sċyldwītum |
(a weak gen. pl. sċyldwītena occurs)
References edit
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “scyldwite”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan