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Old English · adjective

hwealf

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/xwæ͜ɑlf/
[ʍæ͜ɑɫf]
Syllables
xwæ͜ɑlf (1 syllable)
Modern English
archedconcavevaultedvaultarchhollow

hwealf1 · adjective

Senses

  1. arched, vaulted, hollow, concave, bent

    10th century, Anonymous, Judith XI 214, Nowell Codex

    with bucklers protected, / With their hollow shields, warded with bucklers, / Linden-shields curved,

Declension

Strong declension of hwealf
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hwealfhwealfhwealf
Accusative hwealfnehwealfehwealf
Genitive hwealfeshwealfrehwealfes
Dative hwealfumhwealfrehwealfum
Instrumental hwealfehwealfrehwealfe
Plural
Nominative hwealfehwealfahwealfehwealf
Accusative hwealfehwealfahwealfehwealf
Genitive hwealfrahwealfrahwealfra
Dative hwealfumhwealfumhwealfum
Instrumental hwealfumhwealfumhwealfum
Weak declension of hwealf
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hwealfahwealfehwealfe
Accusative hwealfanhwealfanhwealfe
Genitive hwealfanhwealfanhwealfan
Dative hwealfanhwealfanhwealfan
Instrumental hwealfanhwealfanhwealfan
Plural
Nominative hwealfanhwealfanhwealfan
Accusative hwealfanhwealfanhwealfan
Genitive hwealfrahwealfenahwealfrahwealfenahwealfrahwealfena
Dative hwealfumhwealfumhwealfum
Instrumental hwealfumhwealfumhwealfum

hwealf2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. vault, arch

    10th century, Anonymous, Beowulf, line 576

    under heaven’s vault

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of hwealf
SingularPlural
Nominative hwealfhwealfahwealfe
Accusative hwealfehwealfahwealfe
Genitive hwealfehwealfa
Dative hwealfehwealfum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwalbaz. Cognate with Old High German walbe, Old Norse hvalf (Icelandic hólf).

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