yþbord

Old English

Alternative forms

ȳðbord — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) +‎ bord (“shield”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈyːθ.bord/, [ˈyːð.borˠd]

Noun

ȳþbord n (nominative plural ȳþbord)

a ship's side

Declension

Declension of yþbord (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþbord	ȳþbord
accusative	ȳþbord	ȳþbord
genitive	ȳþbordes	ȳþborda
dative	ȳþborde	ȳþbordum

References

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

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