sigelhweorfa
Old English
Alternative forms
- siġelhweorfe
Etymology
From siġel (“sun”) + hweorfa (“spindle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.jelˌxwe͜or.fɑ/, [ˈsi.jelˌʍe͜orˠ.vɑ]
Declension
Declension of sigelhweorfa (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | siġelhweorfa | siġelhweorfan |
| accusative | siġelhweorfan | siġelhweorfan |
| genitive | siġelhweorfan | siġelhweorfena |
| dative | siġelhweorfan | siġelhweorfum |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Middle English: siȝelhweorfa
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sigelhweorfa”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Old English to Modern English Translator
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