Old English · noun
eardstapa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑrdˌstɑ.pɑ/[ˈæ͜ɑrˠdˌstɑ.pɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑrd · ˌstɑ · pɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- land-stepperwandererstepper
Meaning
-
land-stepper, wanderer
wrāþra wælsleahta, · winemǣga hryre:
So said an earth-stepper, mindful of hardships, of wrathful slaughters, of kinsmen fall:
Swā cwæð eardstapa, · earfeþa ġemyndiġ,
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eardstapa | eardstapan |
| Accusative | eardstapan | eardstapan |
| Genitive | eardstapan | eardstapena |
| Dative | eardstapan | eardstapum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From eard (“earth”) + stapa (“stepper”).
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