eldertongue

Old English · noun

seolhbæþ

Part of speech
noun, neuter
IPA
/ˈse͜olxˌbæθ/
[ˈse͜oɫxˌbæθ]
Syllables
ˈse͜olx · ˌbæθ (2 syllables)
Modern English
seal-bath'literally

Meaning

  1. the ocean (literally 'seal-bath')

Declension

Declension of seolhbæþ
SingularPlural
Nominative seolhbæþseolhbæþu
Accusative seolhbæþseolhbæþu
Genitive seolhbæþesseolhbæþa
Dative seolhbæþeseolhbæþum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From seolh (“seal”) + bæþ (“bath”)

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