Old English · adjective
stealc
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /stæ͜ɑlk/[stæ͜ɑɫk]
- Syllables
- stæ͜ɑlk (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- loftyprecipitous
Meaning
-
lofty
-
steep, precipitous
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stealc | stealc | stealc |
| Accusative | stealcne | stealce | stealc |
| Genitive | stealces | stealcre | stealces |
| Dative | stealcum | stealcre | stealcum |
| Instrumental | stealce | stealcre | stealce |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stealce | stealcastealce | stealc |
| Accusative | stealce | stealcastealce | stealc |
| Genitive | stealcra | stealcra | stealcra |
| Dative | stealcum | stealcum | stealcum |
| Instrumental | stealcum | stealcum | stealcum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | stealca | stealce | stealce |
| Accusative | stealcan | stealcan | stealce |
| Genitive | stealcan | stealcan | stealcan |
| Dative | stealcan | stealcan | stealcan |
| Instrumental | stealcan | stealcan | stealcan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | stealcan | stealcan | stealcan |
| Accusative | stealcan | stealcan | stealcan |
| Genitive | stealcrastealcena | stealcrastealcena | stealcrastealcena |
| Dative | stealcum | stealcum | stealcum |
| Instrumental | stealcum | stealcum | stealcum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stalkaz, *stilkaz (“high, lofty, precipitous, steep”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tAlg- / -e- (“to jut out, protrude”).
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