Old English · noun
stanclif
Normalised stānclif
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstɑːnˌklif/
- Syllables
- ˈstɑːn · ˌklif (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- cragstonycliff
Meaning
-
stony cliff, crag
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stānclif | stānclifu |
| Accusative | stānclif | stānclifu |
| Genitive | stānclifes | stānclifa |
| Dative | stānclife | stānclifum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From stān (“stone”) + clif (“cliff”)
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