Old English · noun
mereflod
Normalised mereflōd
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈme.reˌfloːd/
- Syllables
- ˈme · re · ˌfloːd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- delugeflood
Meaning
-
flood of water, deluge
Forþon nū mīn hyġe hweorfeð ofer hreþerlocan; mīn mōdsefa mid mereflōde ofer hwæles ēþel hweorfeð wīde, eorþan sċēatas, cymeð eft tō mē ġīfre ond grǣdiġ; ġielleð ānfloga, hweteð on wæl weġ hreþer unwearnum ofer holma ġelagu.
Thus, my mind now wanders over heartstead; my soul wanders afar with the sea-flood over whale’s home, on the Earth’s corners, comes back, greedy and hungry, to me; the lone-flyer yells, whets the soul on the slain way over the stretch of waters with no refuses.
10th century, The Seafarer: -
body of water, flood, ocean
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mereflōd | mereflōdas |
| Accusative | mereflōd | mereflōdas |
| Genitive | mereflōdes | mereflōda |
| Dative | mereflōde | mereflōdum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From mere (“sea”) + flōd (“flood”).
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