eldertongue

Old English · noun

sealtfæt

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈsæ͜ɑltˌfæt/
[ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌfæt]
Syllables
ˈsæ͜ɑlt · ˌfæt (2 syllables)
Modern English
cellar

Meaning

  1. a vessel or cellar for salt

Declension

Declension of sealtfæt
SingularPlural
Nominative sealtfætsealtfatu
Accusative sealtfætsealtfatu
Genitive sealtfætessealtfata
Dative sealtfætesealtfatum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From sealt (“salt”) + fæt (“vessel”)

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