Old English · noun
scipbryce
Normalised sċipbryċe
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃipˌbry.t͡ʃe/
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · ˌbry · t͡ʃe (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- wreckwasheswreckageashore
Meaning
-
ship wreck; that which washes ashore from shipwreck; wreckage
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċipbryċe | sċipbryċas |
| Accusative | sċipbryċe | sċipbryċas |
| Genitive | sċipbryċes | sċipbryċa |
| Dative | sċipbryċe | sċipbryċum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From sċip (“ship”) + bryċe (“breaking, fragment”). Compare Faroese skipbrot, Dutch schipbreuk, and German Schiffbruch.
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