Old English · noun

scielfe

Normalised sċielfe

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈʃi͜yl.fe/
[ˈʃi͜yɫ.ve]
Syllables: ˈʃi͜yl · fe (2 syllables)
Modern English: shelf ledge deck surface flat

Meaning

ledge
shelf
a flat surface (e.g. floor, deck, etc.)

Declension

Declension of scielfe
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	sċielfe	sċielfan
Accusative	sċielfan	sċielfan
Genitive	sċielfan	sċielfena
Dative	sċielfan	sċielfum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)-p-der. Proto-Germanic *skelfōder. Proto-West Germanic *skelfu:der. Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā Old English scielfe From Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-West Germanic *skelfu, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō.

Descendants

shelf

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