eldertongue

Old English · noun

landielf

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈlɑndˌi͜ylf/
[ˈlɑndˌi͜yɫf]
Syllables
ˈlɑnd · ˌi͜ylf (2 syllables)
Modern English
musecountrysideassociated

Meaning

  1. muse associated with the countryside

    Ruricolas musas: landælfe

    manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas v

Declension

Declension of landielf
SingularPlural
Nominative landielflandielfalandielfe
Accusative landielfelandielfalandielfe
Genitive landielfelandielfa
Dative landielfelandielfum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From land + ielf.

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