deaþscyldig

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to dēaþ (death) + sċyldiġ (guilty) or dēaþsċyld (capital crime) + -iġ (-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyl.dij/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyɫ.dij]

Adjective

dēaþsċyldiġ

  1. condemned to death, guilty of a capital crime
    • c. 1005, Wulfstan, Laws of Edward and Guthrum:
      Ġif dēaþsċyldiġ man sċriftsprǣċe ġierne, ne him man nǣfre ne wierne.
      If someone condemned to death desires confession, it should never be refused to them.

Declension

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