gesceaphwil

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ġesċeap + hwīl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑpˌxwiːl/, [jeˈʃæ͜ɑpˌʍiːl]

Noun

ġesċeaphwīl f (nominative plural ġesċeaphwīla or ġesċeaphwīle)

  1. (poetic) the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
    • Him ða Scyld gewat / to gescæphwile.Then Shield passed away at the destined time. (Beowulf l. 26)

Declension

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