Old English · adjective
cealdheort
Normalised ċealdheort
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑldˌxe͜ort/[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫdˌhe͜orˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑld · ˌxe͜ort (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- coldheartedunfeelingcruel
Meaning
-
coldhearted, unfeeling, cruel
Cirmdon caldheorte, (corðor oðrum getang,) / reðe ræsboran.
The cold-hearted ones cried out (one band pressed the other) / to the fierce leader.
10th century, unknown author, Andreas, 138-139
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ċealdheort | ċealdheort | ċealdheort |
| Accusative | ċealdheortne | ċealdheorte | ċealdheort |
| Genitive | ċealdheortes | ċealdheortre | ċealdheortes |
| Dative | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortre | ċealdheortum |
| Instrumental | ċealdheorte | ċealdheortre | ċealdheorte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ċealdheorte | ċealdheortaċealdheorte | ċealdheort |
| Accusative | ċealdheorte | ċealdheortaċealdheorte | ċealdheort |
| Genitive | ċealdheortra | ċealdheortra | ċealdheortra |
| Dative | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum |
| Instrumental | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ċealdheorta | ċealdheorte | ċealdheorte |
| Accusative | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheorte |
| Genitive | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan |
| Dative | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan |
| Instrumental | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan |
| Accusative | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan | ċealdheortan |
| Genitive | ċealdheortraċealdheortena | ċealdheortraċealdheortena | ċealdheortraċealdheortena |
| Dative | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum |
| Instrumental | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum | ċealdheortum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From ċeald (“cold”) + -heort (“hearted”).
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