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Old English · adjective

bealu

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈbæ͜ɑ.lu/
Syllables
ˈbæ͜ɑ · lu (2 syllables)
Modern English
harmbalefulbaledangerous

bealu1 · adjective

Senses

  1. baleful, deadly, dangerous, wicked, evil

Declension

Strong declension of bealu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bealubealobealubealobealubealo
Accusative bealonebealwebealubealo
Genitive bealwesbealorebealwes
Dative bealwumbealorebealwum
Instrumental bealwebealorebealwe
Plural
Nominative bealwebealwabealwebealubealo
Accusative bealwebealwabealwebealubealo
Genitive bealorabealorabealora
Dative bealwumbealwumbealwum
Instrumental bealwumbealwumbealwum
Weak declension of bealu
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative bealwabealwebealwe
Accusative bealwanbealwanbealwe
Genitive bealwanbealwanbealwan
Dative bealwanbealwanbealwan
Instrumental bealwanbealwanbealwan
Plural
Nominative bealwanbealwanbealwan
Accusative bealwanbealwanbealwan
Genitive bealorabealwenabealorabealwenabealorabealwena
Dative bealwumbealwumbealwum
Instrumental bealwumbealwumbealwum

bealu2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. harm, evil

    10th century, Codex Exoniensis

    I do not fear the evil of your torments.

Declension · strong wa-stem

Declension of bealu
SingularPlural
Nominative bealubealu
Accusative bealubealu
Genitive bealwesbealwa
Dative bealwebealwum

All forms (11)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”). Cognate with Old Frisian balu, Old Saxon balu.

Descendants

bale

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