Old English · adjective
handscyldig
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxɑndˌʃyl.dij/[ˈhɑndˌʃyɫ.dij]
- Syllables
- ˈxɑnd · ˌʃyl · dij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- liablelose
Meaning
-
liable to lose a hand
Se ðe gewundaþ man binnan ciricwagum se biþ handscyldig
he that wounds a man within church walls shall be liable to lose his hand,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hɑndsċyldiġ | hɑndsċyldiġuhɑndsċyldġuhɑndsċyldiġohɑndsċyldġo | hɑndsċyldiġ |
| Accusative | hɑndsċyldiġne | hɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġ |
| Genitive | hɑndsċyldiġeshɑndsċyldġes | hɑndsċyldiġre | hɑndsċyldiġeshɑndsċyldġes |
| Dative | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum | hɑndsċyldiġre | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum |
| Instrumental | hɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġre | hɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġahɑndsċyldġahɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġuhɑndsċyldġuhɑndsċyldiġohɑndsċyldġo |
| Accusative | hɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġahɑndsċyldġahɑndsċyldiġehɑndsċyldġe | hɑndsċyldiġuhɑndsċyldġuhɑndsċyldiġohɑndsċyldġo |
| Genitive | hɑndsċyldiġra | hɑndsċyldiġra | hɑndsċyldiġra |
| Dative | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum |
| Instrumental | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum | hɑndsċyldiġumhɑndsċyldġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From hand + scyldig.
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