Old English · noun
æfenscop
Normalised ǣfensċop
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæː.fenˌʃop/[ˈæː.venˌʃop]
- Syllables
- ˈæː · fen · ˌʃop (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- bardscop
Meaning
-
evening scop, bard
Iċ…, eald ǣfensceōp, eorlum bringe blisse in burgum.
I…, old evening scop, bring bliss in towns for brave men.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣfensċop | ǣfensċopas |
| Accusative | ǣfensċop | ǣfensċopas |
| Genitive | ǣfensċopes | ǣfensċopa |
| Dative | ǣfensċope | ǣfensċopum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From ǣfen (“evening”) + sċop (“poet”)
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