Old English · noun
hrimgicel
Normalised hrīmġiċel
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxriːmˌji.t͡ʃel/[ˈr̥iːmˌji.t͡ʃel]
- Syllables
- ˈxriːm · ˌji · t͡ʃel (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- icicle
Meaning
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icicle
Þæt sē mon ne wāt þe him on foldan fæġrost limpeð, hū iċ earmċeariġ īsċealdne sǣ winter wunade wræċċan lāstum, winemǣgum bidroren, bihongen hrīmġiċelum; hæġl sċūrum flēag.
The man does not know that who befalls most fairly on land, how wretched I dwelt winter on ice-cold sea by outcast’s paths, bereft of kinsmen, behung with frost-icicles; hail flew by showers.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrīmġiċel | hrīmġiċelas |
| Accusative | hrīmġiċel | hrīmġiċelas |
| Genitive | hrīmġiċeles | hrīmġiċela |
| Dative | hrīmġiċele | hrīmġiċelum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From hrīm (“frost”) + ġiċel (“icicle”).
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