Old English · adjective
weolocread
Normalised weolocrēad
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwe͜o.lokˌræ͜ɑːd/
- Syllables
- ˈwe͜o · lok · ˌræ͜ɑːd (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- snailsreddishwhelkscarlet
Meaning
-
of the reddish color derived from whelk snails; scarlet or purple
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | weolocrēad | weolocrēad | weolocrēad |
| Accusative | weolocrēadne | weolocrēade | weolocrēad |
| Genitive | weolocrēades | weolocrēadre | weolocrēades |
| Dative | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadre | weolocrēadum |
| Instrumental | weolocrēade | weolocrēadre | weolocrēade |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | weolocrēade | weolocrēadaweolocrēade | weolocrēad |
| Accusative | weolocrēade | weolocrēadaweolocrēade | weolocrēad |
| Genitive | weolocrēadra | weolocrēadra | weolocrēadra |
| Dative | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum |
| Instrumental | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | weolocrēada | weolocrēade | weolocrēade |
| Accusative | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēade |
| Genitive | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan |
| Dative | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan |
| Instrumental | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan |
| Accusative | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan | weolocrēadan |
| Genitive | weolocrēadraweolocrēadena | weolocrēadraweolocrēadena | weolocrēadraweolocrēadena |
| Dative | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum |
| Instrumental | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum | weolocrēadum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From weoloc (“whelk”) + rēad (“red”)
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