Old English · noun
bealusiþ
Normalised bealusīþ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbæ͜ɑ.luˌsiːθ/
- Syllables
- ˈbæ͜ɑ · lu · ˌsiːθ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- destructivefortunecalamity
Meaning
-
a destructive or deadly path
-
death
-
evil fortune, misfortune, calamity
Forþon him ġelȳfeð lȳt, sē þe āh līfes wyn ġebiden in burgum, bealosīþa hwōn, wlonc ond wīngāl, hū iċ wēriġ oft in brimlāde bīdan sċeolde.
At first he believes a little, who has life’s mirth lasted in towns, a little of woes, proud and wine-flown, how weary I oft had to linger on the sea-road.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bealusīþ | bealusīþas |
| Accusative | bealusīþ | bealusīþas |
| Genitive | bealusīþes | bealusīþa |
| Dative | bealusīþe | bealusīþum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From bealu + sīþ.
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