Old English · noun
hæglfaru
Normalised hæġlfaru
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈxæjlˌfɑ.ru/[ˈhæjlˌfɑ.ru]
- Syllables
- ˈxæjl · ˌfɑ · ru (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- hailstorm
Meaning
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hailstorm
hrēo hæġlfare · hæleþum on andan.
night-shade darkens, sends from the north a heartless hail-march to the men in wrath.
nīpeð nihtsċūa, · norþan onsendeð
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From hæġl (“hail”) + faru (“march”).
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