monaþblod

Old English

Etymology

From mōnaþ +‎ blōd. Compare Old High German mānōdblōti (“monthly bleeding, menstruation”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmoː.nɑθˌbloːd/, [ˈmoː.nɑðˌbloːd]

Noun

mōnaþblōd n

menstruum, menses

Declension

Declension of monaþblod (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mōnaþblōd	mōnaþblōd
accusative	mōnaþblōd	mōnaþblōd
genitive	mōnaþblōdes	mōnaþblōda
dative	mōnaþblōde	mōnaþblōdum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “mōnaþblōd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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