eldertongue

Old English · noun

strand

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/strɑnd/
Syllables
strɑnd (1 syllable)
Modern English
beachstrand

Meaning

  1. beach

  2. shore

    c. 990, Wessex Gospels, "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 21, verse 4

    Certainly at early morning the Healer (Jesus) stood at the shore; Though the disciples did not recognise that it was the Healer (Jesus).

Declension

Declension of strand
SingularPlural
Nominative strandstrand
Accusative strandstrand
Genitive strandesstranda
Dative strandestrandum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strandō.

Descendants

strand

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