Old English · noun

eolet

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈe͜o.let/
Syllables: ˈe͜o · let (2 syllables)
Modern English: voyage sea

Meaning

sea voyage, journey

Ðā wæs sund liden, eoletes æt ende.

Then was the sea traversed, at the water-voyage's end.
, , Beowulf

Declension

Declension of eolet
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eolet	eoletu
Accusative	eolet	eoletu
Genitive	eoletes	eoleta
Dative	eolete	eoletum

Etymology

Either from an unattested *eol + -et (as in þiccet (“thicket”)), or most likely from a variant of *ēalēt from ēa (“water”) + ġelēt, ġelǣt (“connector, conduit”) from lǣtan (“to let, leave, allow, permit”), compare also wæterġelǣt (“water-course, aqueduct”), ġeoclet (“land measure, small estate”).

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