Old English · noun
eorþsele
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈe͜or.θeˌse.le/[ˈe͜orˠ.ðeˌse.le]
- Syllables
- ˈe͜or · θe · ˌse · le (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- cave
Meaning
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cave
Eald is þēs eorðsele, eal iċ eom oflongad, sindon dena dimme, dūna uphēa, bitre burgtūnas, brērum beweaxne, wīc wynna lēas.
This earthen-house is old, I am fully forlonged, there are dim dales, tall mountains, bitter cities, overgrown by briars, villages bereft of glees.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From eorþe (“earth, ground”) + sele (“hall”)
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