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Old English · noun

merehengest

Normalised merehenġest

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈme.reˌxen.jest/
[ˈme.reˌhen.d͡ʒest]
Syllables
ˈme · re · ˌxen · jest (4 syllables)

Meaning

  1. ship

Declension

Declension of merehengest
SingularPlural
Nominative merehenġestmerehenġestas
Accusative merehenġestmerehenġestas
Genitive merehenġestesmerehenġesta
Dative merehenġestemerehenġestum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Kenning of mere (“sea”) + henġest (“steed”).

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