Old English · noun
eardgeard
Normalised eardġeard
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑrdˌjæ͜ɑrd/[ˈæ͜ɑrˠdˌjæ͜ɑrˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑrd · ˌjæ͜ɑrd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- dwelling-place
Meaning
-
dwelling-place, the Earth
oþþæt burgwara · breahtma lēase eald enta ġeweorc · īdlu stōdon.
Thus, Creator of men was destroying this world until works of old giants, lacking of citizens' noises, stood empty.
Ȳþde swā þisne eardġeard · ælda Sċyppend
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eardġeard | eardġeardas |
| Accusative | eardġeard | eardġeardas |
| Genitive | eardġeardes | eardġearda |
| Dative | eardġearde | eardġeardum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From eard (“homeland”) + ġeard (“dwelling”).
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