Old English · noun
stanclud
Normalised stānclūd
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstɑːnˌkluːd/
- Syllables
- ˈstɑːn · ˌkluːd (2 syllables)
Meaning
-
a rock
Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas.
Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.
c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stānclūd | stānclūdas |
| Accusative | stānclūd | stānclūdas |
| Genitive | stānclūdes | stānclūda |
| Dative | stānclūde | stānclūdum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From stān (“stone”) + clūd (“rock”)
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