eldertongue

Old English · adjective

feorhscyldig

Normalised feorhsċyldiġ

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfe͜orxˌʃyl.dij/
[ˈfe͜orˠxˌʃyɫ.dij]
Syllables
ˈfe͜orx · ˌʃyl · dij (3 syllables)
Modern English
condemnedcapital

Meaning

  1. condemned to death, guilty of a capital crime

    Gif feorhsċyldiġ mann cyning ġesōhte

    if someone who had been condemned to death visited the king

Declension

All forms (20)

Etymology

Composed of feorh + sċyldiġ.

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