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Old English · adjective

samlocen

Normalised sāmlocen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈsɑːmˌlo.ken/
Syllables
ˈsɑːm · ˌlo · ken (3 syllables)
Modern English
half-closedclosedhalf-

Meaning

  1. half-closed

    Ġif þū cancelsticcan habban wille, þonne blāw þū on þīnne sċytefinger and heald þīne hand samlocene swelċe þū candelstæf hæbbe.

    If you want a candlestick, then blow on your index finger and keep your hand half-closed as if you're holding a candlestick.

    unknown date and author, monastic sign language guide

Declension

Strong declension of samlocen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sāmlocensāmlocensāmlocen
Accusative sāmlocennesāmlocenesāmlocen
Genitive sāmlocenessāmlocenresāmlocenes
Dative sāmlocenumsāmlocenresāmlocenum
Instrumental sāmlocenesāmlocenresāmlocene
Plural
Nominative sāmlocenesāmlocenasāmlocenesāmlocen
Accusative sāmlocenesāmlocenasāmlocenesāmlocen
Genitive sāmlocenrasāmlocenrasāmlocenra
Dative sāmlocenumsāmlocenumsāmlocenum
Instrumental sāmlocenumsāmlocenumsāmlocenum
Weak declension of samlocen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative sāmlocenasāmlocenesāmlocene
Accusative sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocene
Genitive sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocenan
Dative sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocenan
Instrumental sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocenan
Plural
Nominative sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocenan
Accusative sāmlocenansāmlocenansāmlocenan
Genitive sāmlocenrasāmlocenenasāmlocenrasāmlocenenasāmlocenrasāmlocenena
Dative sāmlocenumsāmlocenumsāmlocenum
Instrumental sāmlocenumsāmlocenumsāmlocenum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From sām- (“half-”) + (ġe)locen (“closed”).

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