Old English · noun
sunnstede
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈsunnˌste.de/[ˈsunˌste.de]
- Syllables
- ˈsunn · ˌste · de (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- solsticesunstead
Meaning
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solstice
Rōmanisc̄e lēodan ongynnað heora ġēar æfter hǣðenum ġewunan on winterlīċere tīde. Ebrei healdað heora geares annginn on lenctenlīcre emnihte. Đā Grēcisċan onginnað hyra ġēar æt ðām sunnstede; ⁊ ða Egiptisċan on hærfest.
The Roman people begin theirs, after the heathen custom, in the winter time. The Hebrews observe the beginning of their year on the vernal equinox. The Greeks begin their year at the solstice; and the Egyptians in the fall.
c. 994, Ælfric, On the Seasons of the Year
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sunnstede | sunnstedas |
| Accusative | sunnstede | sunnstedas |
| Genitive | sunnstedes | sunnsteda |
| Dative | sunnstede | sunnstedum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
Equivalent to sunne (“sun”) + stede (“stead, place”).
Descendants
sunstead
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