Old English · noun
sealtyþ
Normalised sealtȳþ
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsæ͜ɑltˌyːθ/[ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌyːθ]
- Syllables
- ˈsæ͜ɑlt · ˌyːθ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- salt-wavesea-wave
Meaning
-
salt-wave, sea-wave
Forþon cnyssað nū heortan ġeþōhtas, þæt iċ hēan strēamas, sealtȳþa ġelāc sylf cunniġe; monað mōdes lust mǣla ġehwylċe ferð tō fēran, þæt iċ feor heonan elþēodiġra eard ġesēċe.
Thus, thoughts are now striking heart so that I know high streams, the tossing of the salt waves myself; the mind’s wish of each times goads soul to fare so that I hence would seek a far land of overseas folks.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
Equivalent to sealt + ȳþ.
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