Old English · noun
bedstreaw
Normalised bedstrēaw
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbedˌstræ͜ɑːw/
- Syllables
- ˈbed · ˌstræ͜ɑːw (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bedstrawstrawbed
Meaning
-
straw used for or as a bed
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bedstrēaw | bedstrēaw |
| Accusative | bedstrēaw | bedstrēaw |
| Genitive | bedstrēawes | bedstrēawa |
| Dative | bedstrēawe | bedstrēawum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *baddjastrau. Cognate with Old Saxon beddistrō, Old High German bettistrō. Equivalent to bedd + strēaw.
Descendants
bedstraw
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