Old English · noun
sæweall
Normalised sǣweall
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsæːˌwæ͜ɑll/[ˈsæːˌwæ͜ɑɫ]
- Syllables
- ˈsæː · ˌwæ͜ɑll (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- partedwatersexodusmosesdescribe
Meaning
-
a cliff by the sea
-
a wall formed by the sea (used to describe the waters of the Red Sea when parted by Moses during the Exodus)
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From sǣ (“sea”) + weall (“wall”)
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