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Old English · noun

morstapa

Normalised mōrstapa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈmoːrˌstɑ.pɑ/
Syllables
ˈmoːr · ˌstɑ · pɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
moor-steppermoorstepper

Meaning

  1. moor-stepper

    byþ ānmōd and oferhyrned, felafrēcne dēor, feohteþ mid hornum, mǣre mōrstapa; þæt is mōdiġ wuht.

    An aurochs is steadfast and over-horned, well-wrathful beast, fights with horns, the well-known moor-stepper. That’s a headstrong being.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Declension

Declension of morstapa
SingularPlural
Nominative mōrstapamōrstapan
Accusative mōrstapanmōrstapan
Genitive mōrstapanmōrstapena
Dative mōrstapanmōrstapum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From mōr (“moor”) + stapa (“stepper”).

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