Old English · adjective
æþelcund
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈæ.θelˌkund/[ˈæ.ðelˌkund]
- Syllables
- ˈæ · θel · ˌkund (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
of noble birth, noble
Ongunnon him on ūhtan æþelcunde mæġð ġierwan tō ġeonge; wiston gumena ġemōt æþelinges līċ eorðærne biþeaht.
Nobel women started to make themselves ready for the walk on the dawn; meetings of men knew that body of the atheling is covered by earthen-home.
10th century, The Descent into Hell:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | æþelcund | æþelcund | æþelcund |
| Accusative | æþelcundne | æþelcunde | æþelcund |
| Genitive | æþelcundes | æþelcundre | æþelcundes |
| Dative | æþelcundum | æþelcundre | æþelcundum |
| Instrumental | æþelcunde | æþelcundre | æþelcunde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | æþelcunde | æþelcundaæþelcunde | æþelcund |
| Accusative | æþelcunde | æþelcundaæþelcunde | æþelcund |
| Genitive | æþelcundra | æþelcundra | æþelcundra |
| Dative | æþelcundum | æþelcundum | æþelcundum |
| Instrumental | æþelcundum | æþelcundum | æþelcundum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | æþelcunda | æþelcunde | æþelcunde |
| Accusative | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcunde |
| Genitive | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcundan |
| Dative | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcundan |
| Instrumental | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcundan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcundan |
| Accusative | æþelcundan | æþelcundan | æþelcundan |
| Genitive | æþelcundraæþelcundena | æþelcundraæþelcundena | æþelcundraæþelcundena |
| Dative | æþelcundum | æþelcundum | æþelcundum |
| Instrumental | æþelcundum | æþelcundum | æþelcundum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From æþele (“noble”) + -cund (“born”).
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