Old English · adjective
hræfnsweart
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxræfnˌswæ͜ɑrt/[ˈr̥ævnˌswæ͜ɑrˠt]
- Syllables
- ˈxræfn · ˌswæ͜ɑrt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- raven-blackraven
Meaning
-
raven-black: black like a raven
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hræfnsweart | hræfnsweart | hræfnsweart |
| Accusative | hræfnsweartne | hræfnswearte | hræfnsweart |
| Genitive | hræfnsweartes | hræfnsweartre | hræfnsweartes |
| Dative | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartre | hræfnsweartum |
| Instrumental | hræfnswearte | hræfnsweartre | hræfnswearte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hræfnswearte | hræfnsweartahræfnswearte | hræfnsweart |
| Accusative | hræfnswearte | hræfnsweartahræfnswearte | hræfnsweart |
| Genitive | hræfnsweartra | hræfnsweartra | hræfnsweartra |
| Dative | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum |
| Instrumental | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hræfnswearta | hræfnswearte | hræfnswearte |
| Accusative | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnswearte |
| Genitive | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan |
| Dative | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan |
| Instrumental | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan |
| Accusative | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan | hræfnsweartan |
| Genitive | hræfnsweartrahræfnsweartena | hræfnsweartrahræfnsweartena | hræfnsweartrahræfnsweartena |
| Dative | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum |
| Instrumental | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum | hræfnsweartum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hrabnaswartaz, equivalent to hræfn (“raven”) + sweart (“black”). Cognate with Middle High German rabenschwarz and Old Norse hrafnsvartr.
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