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Old English · noun

scipweard

Normalised sċipweard

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑrd/
[ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]
Syllables
ˈʃip · ˌwæ͜ɑrd (2 syllables)
Modern English
charge

Meaning

  1. one who has charge of a ship

Declension

Declension of scipweard
SingularPlural
Nominative sċipweardsċipweardas
Accusative sċipweardsċipweardas
Genitive sċipweardessċipwearda
Dative sċipweardesċipweardum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Compound of sċip (“ship”) + weard (“guard”).

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