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
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