Old English · noun
landstede
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈlɑndˌste.de/
- Syllables
- ˈlɑnd · ˌste · de (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- countryland
Meaning
-
land, country
Hēt mec hlāford mīn herheard niman, āhte iċ lēofra lȳt on þissum londstede, holdra frēonda.
My lord bade me to take a grove-dwelling, I owned a little of beloved ones on this land-stead, of dear friends.
10th century, The Wife's Lament:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | landstede | landstedas |
| Accusative | landstede | landstedas |
| Genitive | landstedes | landsteda |
| Dative | landstede | landstedum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From land (“land”) + stede (“place”).
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