Old English · noun
metodsceaft
Normalised metodsċeaft
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈme.todˌʃæ͜ɑft/
- Syllables
- ˈme · tod · ˌʃæ͜ɑft (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- doom
Meaning
-
fate, doom
Weċċað of dēaðe dryhtgumena bearn, eall monna cynn, tō meotudsċeafte eġeslīċ of þǣre ealdan moldan, hātað hȳ upp āstandan snēome of slǣpe þȳ fæstan.
They will wake the children of Lord’s men from the death, whole mankind, fearful to the doom of this old world; they will call to stand up at once from the steady sleep.
10th century, Christ III: -
death
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metodsċeaft | metodsċeaftemetodsċeafta |
| Accusative | metodsċeaftmetodsċeafte | metodsċeaftemetodsċeafta |
| Genitive | metodsċeafte | metodsċeafta |
| Dative | metodsċeafte | metodsċeaftum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From metod + sċeaft (“creation, origin”).
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