Old English · noun
sceawendwise
Normalised sċēawendwīse
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wendˌwiː.se/[ˈʃæ͜ɑː.wendˌwiː.ze]
- Syllables
- ˈʃæ͜ɑː · wend · ˌwiː · se (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- jestingjester
Meaning
-
jesting song, song of a jester
Saga hwæt iċ hātte, þe swā scireniġe scēawendwīsan hlūde onhyrġe, hæleþum bodie wilcumena fela wōþe mīnre.
Say what I am called, who as actress loudly imitate a jester song, proclaim many welcome guests as heroes with my voice.
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċēawendwīse | sċēawendwīsan |
| Accusative | sċēawendwīsan | sċēawendwīsan |
| Genitive | sċēawendwīsan | sċēawendwīsena |
| Dative | sċēawendwīsan | sċēawendwīsum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From sċēawiend (“buffoon”) + wīse (“manner”).
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