Old English · noun

heolca

Part of speech: noun, masculine
Declension: weak
IPA: /ˈxe͜ol.kɑ/
[ˈhe͜oɫ.kɑ]
Syllables: ˈxe͜ol · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English: hoarfrost rime

Meaning

hoarfrost, rime

Declension

Declension of heolca
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	heolca	heolcan
Accusative	heolcan	heolcan
Genitive	heolcan	heolcena
Dative	heolcan	heolcum

Etymology

From a metathesis of Proto-West Germanic *hehlā, from Proto-Germanic *hehlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel(h₂)- (“to freeze; cold”). Cognate with Old Norse héla.

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