Old English · noun
sundgierd
Normalised sundġierd
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsundˌji͜yrd/[ˈsundˌji͜yrˠd]
- Syllables
- ˈsund · ˌji͜yrd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- sounding rodsoundingrod
Meaning
-
a rod to measure the depth of water, a sounding rod
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sundġierd | sundġierdesundġierda |
| Accusative | sundġierdsundġierde | sundġierdesundġierda |
| Genitive | sundġierde | sundġierda |
| Dative | sundġierde | sundġierdum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From sund (“swimming, body of water, sound”) + ġierd (“yardstick, rod”).
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