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Old English · adjective

oferceald

Normalised oferċeald

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈo.ferˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/
[ˈo.verˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]
Syllables
ˈo · fer · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld (3 syllables)

Meaning

  1. very cold

    byþ oferċeald, unġemetum slidor, glisnaþ, glæshlūttur, ġimmum ġelīċust, flōr forste ġeworuht, fæġer ansȳne.

    Ice is overcold, measurelessly slippery, glistens, clean as glass, the most alike gems, a floor made by frost, a handsome look.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Declension

Strong declension of oferceald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative oferċealdoferċealdoferċeald
Accusative oferċealdneoferċealdeoferċeald
Genitive oferċealdesoferċealdreoferċealdes
Dative oferċealdumoferċealdreoferċealdum
Instrumental oferċealdeoferċealdreoferċealde
Plural
Nominative oferċealdeoferċealdaoferċealdeoferċeald
Accusative oferċealdeoferċealdaoferċealdeoferċeald
Genitive oferċealdraoferċealdraoferċealdra
Dative oferċealdumoferċealdumoferċealdum
Instrumental oferċealdumoferċealdumoferċealdum
Weak declension of oferceald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative oferċealdaoferċealdeoferċealde
Accusative oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealde
Genitive oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealdan
Dative oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealdan
Instrumental oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealdan
Plural
Nominative oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealdan
Accusative oferċealdanoferċealdanoferċealdan
Genitive oferċealdraoferċealdenaoferċealdraoferċealdenaoferċealdraoferċealdena
Dative oferċealdumoferċealdumoferċealdum
Instrumental oferċealdumoferċealdumoferċealdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From ofer- (“over-”) + ċeald (“cold”).

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