Old English · noun
seolfor
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈse͜ol.for/[ˈse͜oɫ.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈse͜ol · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- silversiwer
Meaning
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silver
...Næbbe ic seolfor ne gold, ic þē dō þæt ic hæbbe...
...I have neither silver nor gold, I give thee that I have...
late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *silubr. Cognate with Old High German silbar, Old Norse silfr.
Descendants
silver, siwer
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