sunnebeam

Old English

Alternative forms

sunnbēam

Etymology

Equivalent to sunne +‎ bēam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsun.neˌbæ͜ɑːm/

Noun

sunnebēam m (nominative plural sunnebēamas)

sunbeam

Declension

Declension of sunnebeam (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sunnebēam	sunnebēamas
accusative	sunnebēam	sunnebēamas
genitive	sunnebēames	sunnebēama
dative	sunnebēame	sunnebēamum

Descendants

Middle English: sonnebeem
- English: sunbeam
- Scots: sunbeam

References

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

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