Old English · noun
stæfsweord
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstæfˌswe͜ord/[ˈstæfˌswe͜orˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈstæf · ˌswe͜ord (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- swordstickcanesword cane
Meaning
-
Sword cane; swordstick.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stæfsweord | stæfsweord |
| Accusative | stæfsweord | stæfsweord |
| Genitive | stæfsweordes | stæfsweorda |
| Dative | stæfsweorde | stæfsweordum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stabaswerd. Cognate with Old Saxon stafswerd, Old High German stabswert. By surface analysis, stæf + sweord.
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