eldertongue

Old English · adjective

isceald

Normalised īsċeald

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/
[ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]
Syllables
ˈiːs · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld (2 syllables)
Modern English
ice-cold

Meaning

  1. ice-cold

    Iċ earmċeariġ isċealdne sǣ winter wunade.

    In winter I lived, wretched, on the ice-cold sea.

Declension

All forms (10)

Etymology

From īs + ċeald.

Descendants

ice-cold

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