Old English · noun
hleomæg
Normalised hlēomǣġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈxle͜oːˌmæːj/[ˈl̥e͜oːˌmæːj]
- Syllables
- ˈxle͜oː · ˌmæːj (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- protector-kinsman
Meaning
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protector-kinsman
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (7)
Etymology
From hlēo (“shelter”) + mǣġ (“kinsman”).
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