eldertongue

Old English · noun

byrele

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈby.re.le/
Syllables
ˈby · re · le (3 syllables)
Modern English
cupbearer

Meaning

  1. cupbearer

Declension

Declension of byrele
SingularPlural
Nominative byrelebyrelas
Accusative byrelebyrelas
Genitive byrelesbyrela
Dative byrelebyrelum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *burilijaz (“carrier, manservant”), from *burjô (“descendant, son”), from *beraną (“to bear, carry”).

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