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Old English · noun

scegþmann

Normalised sċeġþmann

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong consonant stem
IPA
/ˈʃejθˌmɑnn/
[ˈʃejðˌmɑn]
Syllables
ˈʃejθ · ˌmɑnn (2 syllables)
Modern English
pirate

Meaning

  1. pirate

Declension

Declension of scegþmann
SingularPlural
Nominative sċeġþmannsċeġþmenn
Accusative sċeġþmannsċeġþmenn
Genitive sċeġþmannessċeġþmanna
Dative sċeġþmennsċeġþmannum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From sċeġþ (“small, light ship”) + mann (“person”)

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