Old English · noun
sciphlæder
Normalised sċiphlǣder
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃipˌxlæː.der/[ˈʃipˌl̥æː.der]
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · ˌxlæː · der (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- ashoreladdership's
Meaning
-
a ship's ladder, used to go ashore from a ship
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċiphlǣder | sċiphlǣdrasċiphlǣdre |
| Accusative | sċiphlǣdre | sċiphlǣdrasċiphlǣdre |
| Genitive | sċiphlǣdre | sċiphlǣdra |
| Dative | sċiphlǣdre | sċiphlǣdrum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Compound of sċip (“ship”) + hlǣder (“ladder”).
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