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Old English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Declension
Old English
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FWOTD – 29 August 2015
Etymology
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From
ȳþ
+
lāf
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈyːθˌlɑːf/
,
[ˈyːðˌlɑːf]
Noun
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ȳþlāf
f
what is left by the waves;
detritus
on the shore
Beowulf
, lines 565-566:
ac on mergenne mecum wunde / be
yþlafe
uppe lægon
but in the morning, wounded by swords / they lay up along the detritus on the shore
Declension
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Declension of
ȳþlāf
(strong ō-stem)
Case
Singular
Plural
nominative
ȳþlāf
ȳþlāfa
,
ȳþlāfe
accusative
ȳþlāfe
ȳþlāfa
,
ȳþlāfe
genitive
ȳþlāfe
ȳþlāfa
dative
ȳþlāfe
ȳþlāfum
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