Old English · noun
eletreow
Normalised eletrēow
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe.leˌtre͜oːw/
- Syllables
- ˈe · le · ˌtre͜oːw (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- olive treeolive
Meaning
-
olive tree
Ic ðē secge lxxx wintra of ðām trēowcynne ðe is nemned Sem.
I tell thee, eighty years, of the wood that is called Sem
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eletrēow | eletrēowu |
| Accusative | eletrēow | eletrēowu |
| Genitive | eletrēowes | eletrēowa |
| Dative | eletrēowe | eletrēowum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From ele (“oil”) + trēow (“tree”)
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