Old English · noun
eþelstol
Normalised ēþelstōl
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈeː.θelˌstoːl/[ˈeː.ðelˌstoːl]
- Syllables
- ˈeː · θel · ˌstoːl (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- country's
Meaning
-
native seat or dwelling
Wulfhere sōhte iċ ond Wyrmhere; ful oft þǣr wīġ ne ālæġ,'þonne Hræda here heardum sweordum,'ymb Wistlawudu wergan sċeoldon'ealdne ēþelstōl' Ætlan lēodum.
"Widsith" -
a country's chief or mother city
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ēþelstōl | ēþelstōlas |
| Accusative | ēþelstōl | ēþelstōlas |
| Genitive | ēþelstōles | ēþelstōla |
| Dative | ēþelstōle | ēþelstōlum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Equivalent to ēþel + stōl.
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