Old English · noun
beorsele
Normalised bēorsele
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈbe͜oːrˌse.le/
- Syllables
- ˈbe͜oːr · ˌse · le (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- beerhall
Meaning
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beerhall
ofer ealowǣge · ōretmecgas, þæt hie in bēorsele · bīdan woldon Grendles gūþe · mid gryrum ecga.
Most often did beer-drunk sons of conflict swear over their ale-cups that they in the beerhall would await Grendel’s attack with their terror-blades.
Ful oft gebēotedon · bēore druncne
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From bēor (“beer”) + sele (“hall”). Cognate with Old Norse bjórsalr.
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