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Old English · noun

brimlad

Normalised brimlād

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈbrimˌlɑːd/
Syllables
ˈbrim · ˌlɑːd (2 syllables)
Modern English
sea-waypath

Meaning

  1. path of the sea, sea-way

    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

Declension of brimlad
SingularPlural
Nominative brimlādbrimlādabrimlāde
Accusative brimlādebrimlādabrimlāde
Genitive brimlādebrimlāda
Dative brimlādebrimlādum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From brim (“sea”) + lād (“way”).

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