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Old English · noun

brimfugol

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈbrimˌfu.ɡol/
[ˈbrimˌfu.ɣol]
Syllables
ˈbrim · ˌfu · ɡol (3 syllables)
Modern English
sea-birdseagull

Meaning

  1. sea-bird, seagull

    hrēosan hrīm ond snāw, · hagle ġemenġed.

    bathe of sea-birds, spread of feathers, fall of frost and snow, mingled with hail.

    baþian brimfuglas, · brǣdan feþra,

Declension

Declension of brimfugol
SingularPlural
Nominative brimfugolbrimfuglas
Accusative brimfugolbrimfuglas
Genitive brimfuglesbrimfugla
Dative brimfuglebrimfuglum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From brim (“sea”) + fugol (“bird”).

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