Old English · adjective
sceald
Normalised sċeald
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ʃæ͜ɑld/[ʃæ͜ɑɫd]
- Syllables
- ʃæ͜ɑld (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- shallowshoal
Meaning
-
shallow
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sċeald | sċeald | sċeald |
| Accusative | sċealdne | sċealde | sċeald |
| Genitive | sċealdes | sċealdre | sċealdes |
| Dative | sċealdum | sċealdre | sċealdum |
| Instrumental | sċealde | sċealdre | sċealde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sċealde | sċealdasċealde | sċeald |
| Accusative | sċealde | sċealdasċealde | sċeald |
| Genitive | sċealdra | sċealdra | sċealdra |
| Dative | sċealdum | sċealdum | sċealdum |
| Instrumental | sċealdum | sċealdum | sċealdum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sċealda | sċealde | sċealde |
| Accusative | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealde |
| Genitive | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealdan |
| Dative | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealdan |
| Instrumental | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealdan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealdan |
| Accusative | sċealdan | sċealdan | sċealdan |
| Genitive | sċealdrasċealdena | sċealdrasċealdena | sċealdrasċealdena |
| Dative | sċealdum | sċealdum | sċealdum |
| Instrumental | sċealdum | sċealdum | sċealdum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *skalidaz, past participle of *skaljaną (“to go dry, dry up, become shallow”), from *skalaz (“parched, shallow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to dry out”)
Descendants
shoal
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