deaþlieg

Old English

Alternative forms

• dēaþlēġ, dēaþlīġ
• dēaðlīeġ — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to dēaþ +‎ līeġ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌli͜yːj/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːðˌli͜yːj]

Noun

dēaþlīeġ m (nominative plural dēaþlīeġas) (West Saxon)

1. death flame

Declension

Declension of deaþlieg (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	dēaþlīeġ	dēaþlīeġas
accusative	dēaþlīeġ	dēaþlīeġas
genitive	dēaþlīeġes	dēaþlīeġa
dative	dēaþlīeġe	dēaþlīeġum

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press and 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press and 1921