Old English · noun
hearpestreng
Normalised hearpestrenġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxæ͜ɑr.peˌstrenj/[ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.peˌstrend͡ʒ]
- Syllables
- ˈxæ͜ɑr · pe · ˌstrenj (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- harpstringstringharp
Meaning
-
the string of a harp
And Apollōnīus his hearpenæġl ġenam and hē þā hearpestrenġas mid cræfte āstirian ongan and þǣre hearpan swēġ mid winsumum sange ġemæġnde.
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Apollonius of Tyre
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hearpestrenġ | hearpestrenġas |
| Accusative | hearpestrenġ | hearpestrenġas |
| Genitive | hearpestrenġes | hearpestrenġa |
| Dative | hearpestrenġe | hearpestrenġum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From hearpe (“harp”) + strenġ (“string”)
Descendants
harpstring
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