Old English · noun
scieldburg
Normalised sċieldburg
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- IPA
- /ˈʃi͜yldˌburɡ/[ˈʃi͜yɫdˌburˠɣ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃi͜yld · ˌburɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- city of refugeshield wallcityshield
scieldburg1 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
shield wall
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċieldburg | sċieldbyrġ |
| Accusative | sċieldburg | sċieldbyrġ |
| Genitive | sċieldbyrġ | sċieldburga |
| Dative | sċieldbyrġ | sċieldburgum |
scieldburg2 · noun · feminine
Senses
-
city of refuge
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċieldburg | sċieldbyrġ |
| Accusative | sċieldburg | sċieldbyrġ |
| Genitive | sċieldbyrġ | sċieldburga |
| Dative | sċieldbyrġ | sċieldburgum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skelduburgz. Cognate with Old High German skiltburg, Old Norse skjaldborg. Equivalent to sċield (“shield”) + burg (“fortress”).
From a compound of the same words, but with burg having the sense “city” instead of “fortress.”
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