eldertongue

Old English · noun

cielde

Normalised ċielde

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi͜yl.de/
[ˈt͡ʃi͜yɫ.de]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi͜yl · de (2 syllables)
Modern English
spring

Meaning

  1. spring

Declension

Declension of cielde
SingularPlural
Nominative ċieldeċieldan
Accusative ċieldanċieldan
Genitive ċieldanċieldena
Dative ċieldanċieldum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kaldijā. Found in place names such as Bapchild (Baccancelde). Dialectical Northern English keld may be from Old Norse, whence Halikeld, Salkeld, Kildwick and Threlkeld.

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