Old English · noun
hreþerloca
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈxre.θerˌlo.kɑ/[ˈr̥e.ðerˌlo.kɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxre · θer · ˌlo · kɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- breastheart
Meaning
-
breast, heart, mind
Forþon nū mīn hyġe hweorfeð ofer hreþerlocan; mīn mōdsefa mid mereflōde ofer hwæles ēþel hweorfeð wīde, eorþan sċēatas, cymeð eft tō mē ġīfre ond grǣdiġ; ġielleð ānfloga, hweteð on wæl weġ hreþer unwearnum ofer holma ġelagu.
Thus, my mind now wanders over heartstead; my soul wanders afar with the sea-flood over whale’s home, on the Earth’s corners, comes back, greedy and hungry, to me; the lone-flyer yells, whets the soul on the slain way over the stretch of waters with no refuses.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hreþerloca | hreþerlocan |
| Accusative | hreþerlocan | hreþerlocan |
| Genitive | hreþerlocan | hreþerlocena |
| Dative | hreþerlocan | hreþerlocum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From hreþer (“mind”) + loca (“enclosure”).
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