Old English · noun
pinbeam
Normalised pīnbēam
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈpiːnˌbæ͜ɑːm/
- Syllables
- ˈpiːn · ˌbæ͜ɑːm (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- pinepine tree
Meaning
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pine tree
Sē hālga tōwearp ēac sum hǣðengyld, and wolde āhēawan ǣnne hēahne pīnbēam, sē wæs ǣr ġehālgod þām hǣðenum godum
The saint also overthrew an idol, and wanted also to cut down a high pine tree that was hallowed to the heathen gods.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From pīn (“pine”) + bēam (“tree”)
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