Old English · noun
weallsteall
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine / neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwæ͜ɑllˌstæ͜ɑll/[ˈwæ͜ɑɫˌstæ͜ɑɫ]
- Syllables
- ˈwæ͜ɑll · ˌstæ͜ɑll (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wallsteadbuildings
Meaning
-
wallstead, place with buildings
ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | weallsteall | weallsteallasweallsteall |
| Accusative | weallsteall | weallsteallasweallsteall |
| Genitive | weallstealles | weallstealla |
| Dative | weallstealle | weallsteallum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From weall (“wall”) + steall (“place, stead”).
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