Old English · noun
selesecg
Normalised seleseċġ
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈse.leˌsejj/[ˈse.leˌsed͡ʒ]
- Syllables
- ˈse · le · ˌsejj (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- retainerhall-man
Meaning
-
retainer, hall-man
hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas.
He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures, how his goldfriend accustomed him to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.
Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | seleseċġ | seleseċġas |
| Accusative | seleseċġ | seleseċġas |
| Genitive | seleseċġes | seleseċġa |
| Dative | seleseċġe | seleseċġum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From sele (“hall”) + seċġ (“man”).
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