yþhengest
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
- ȳþhenċġest, ȳþhengst
- ȳðhenġest — edh spelling
Etymology edit
Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) + henġest (“steed”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ȳþhenġest m (nominative plural ȳþhenġestas)
- (poetic) ship
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip
Declension edit
Declension of yþhengest (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ȳþhenġest | ȳþhenġestas |
accusative | ȳþhenġest | ȳþhenġestas |
genitive | ȳþhenġestes | ȳþhenġesta |
dative | ȳþhenġeste | ȳþhenġestum |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ȲÞHENĠEST”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.