eldertongue

Old English · noun

scealfor

Normalised sċealfor

Part of speech
noun, masculine / feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈʃæ͜ɑl.for/
[ˈʃæ͜ɑɫ.vor]
Syllables
ˈʃæ͜ɑl · for (2 syllables)
Modern English
loondivinggaviiformes

Meaning

  1. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes), a diving bird

    Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.

    Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

All forms (8)

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