Old English · noun
geormanleaf
Normalised ġeormanlēaf
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈje͜or.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf/[ˈje͜orˠ.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf]
- Syllables
- ˈje͜or · mɑn · ˌlæ͜ɑːf (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- malvasylvestriscommon mallowmalva sylvestrismallow
Meaning
-
The common mallow (Malva sylvestris)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ġeormanlēaf | ġeormanlēaf |
| Accusative | ġeormanlēaf | ġeormanlēaf |
| Genitive | ġeormanlēafes | ġeormanlēafa |
| Dative | ġeormanlēafe | ġeormanlēafum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From an unknown first element, perhaps *eormen (“world, earth”) or a derivative of an old z-stem *germ (“manure”), and lēaf (“leaf”); compare Old High German germarrun, Alemannic German Germere, and German Germer (“white hellebore”).
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