Old English · noun
sciphamor
Normalised sċiphamor
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃipˌxɑ.mor/[ˈʃipˌhɑ.mor]
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · ˌxɑ · mor (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- rowerskeephammer
Meaning
-
a hammer used to keep time for and signal rowers
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċiphamor | sċiphamoras |
| Accusative | sċiphamor | sċiphamoras |
| Genitive | sċiphamores | sċiphamora |
| Dative | sċiphamore | sċiphamorum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Compound of sċip (“ship”) + hamor (“hammer”).
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