Old English · noun
scipwealh
Normalised sċipwealh
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑlx/[ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑɫx]
- Syllables
- ˈʃip · ˌwæ͜ɑlx (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- whoseships
Meaning
-
a servant whose work related to ships
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sċipwealh | sċipwealan |
| Accusative | sċipwealan | sċipwealan |
| Genitive | sċipwealan | sċipwealena |
| Dative | sċipwealan | sċipwealum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
Compound of sċip (“ship”) + wealh (“Celt, foreigner, slave”).
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