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Old English · noun

stanweorc

Normalised stānweorc

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈstɑːn.we͜ork/
[ˈstɑːn.we͜orˠk]
Syllables
ˈstɑːn · we͜ork (2 syllables)
Modern English
stonework

Meaning

  1. stonework, stone building

    Hē worhte of seolfre ǣnne hēahne stȳpel on stānweorces gelīcnysse

    He wrought from silver a high tower in the image of stonework

Declension

Declension of stanweorc
SingularPlural
Nominative stānweorcstānweorcas
Accusative stānweorcstānweorcas
Genitive stānweorcesstānweorca
Dative stānweorcestānweorcum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From stān + weorc.

Descendants

stonework

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