Old English · adjective
seledreorig
Normalised seledrēoriġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈse.leˌdre͜oː.rij/
- Syllables
- ˈse · le · ˌdre͜oː · rij (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- hall-sad
Meaning
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hall-sad
hwǣr iċ feor oþþe nēah · findan meahte þone þe in meoduhealle · mīne wisse
sought hall-sad a giver of treasure, where I far or near could find who in a mead-hall would know my men
sōhte seledrēoriġ · sinces bryttan,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | seledrēoriġ | seledrēoriġuseledrēorġuseledrēoriġoseledrēorġo | seledrēoriġ |
| Accusative | seledrēoriġne | seledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġ |
| Genitive | seledrēoriġesseledrēorġes | seledrēoriġre | seledrēoriġesseledrēorġes |
| Dative | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum | seledrēoriġre | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum |
| Instrumental | seledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġre | seledrēoriġeseledrēorġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | seledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġaseledrēorġaseledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġuseledrēorġuseledrēoriġoseledrēorġo |
| Accusative | seledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġaseledrēorġaseledrēoriġeseledrēorġe | seledrēoriġuseledrēorġuseledrēoriġoseledrēorġo |
| Genitive | seledrēoriġra | seledrēoriġra | seledrēoriġra |
| Dative | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum |
| Instrumental | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum | seledrēoriġumseledrēorġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From sele (“great hall, house”) + drēoriġ (“sad”).
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