Old English · noun
sæsteorra
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- IPA
- /ˈsæːˌste͜or.rɑ/[ˈsæːˌste͜orˠ.rˠɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈsæː · ˌste͜or · rɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- guidessailorsmary
Meaning
-
a star that guides sailors at night; also used as a title of the Virgin Mary
Etymology
From sǣ (“sea”) + steorra (“star”)
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