Old English · noun
waþema gebind
Normalised waþema ġebind
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwɑ.θe.mɑ jeˈbind/[ˈwɑ.ðe.mɑ jeˈbind]
- Syllables
- ˈwɑ · θe · mɑ · je · ˈbind (5 syllables)
Meaning
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sea
hrusan heolstre biwrāh, · ond iċ hēan þonan wōd winterċeariġ · ofer waþema ġebind,
since once, long ago, covered my goldfriend(s) with darkness of earth, and poor I thereupon traveled sad as winter over binding of waves,
siþþan ġeāra iū · goldwine mīn(n)e
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | waþema ġebind | waþema ġebind |
| Accusative | waþema ġebind | waþema ġebind |
| Genitive | waþema ġebindes | waþema ġebinda |
| Dative | waþema ġebinde | waþema ġebindum |
All forms (5)
Etymology
From the genitive plural of waþem (“wave”) and ġebind (“binding, bond”).
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