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Old English · adjective

winterceald

Normalised winterċeald

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwin.terˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/
[ˈwin.terˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]
Syllables
ˈwin · ter · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld (3 syllables)
Modern English
winter-cold

Meaning

  1. winter-cold

    grētan ēode; · iċ him gromheortum winterċeald oncweþe. · Wearm lim

    A maid or man oft went to greet sleep-weary me. Winter-cold I answer wrath-hearted them. Warm limb

    Oft mec slǣpwēriġne · seċġ oðþe mēowle

Declension

Strong declension of winterceald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative winterċealdwinterċealdwinterċeald
Accusative winterċealdnewinterċealdewinterċeald
Genitive winterċealdeswinterċealdrewinterċealdes
Dative winterċealdumwinterċealdrewinterċealdum
Instrumental winterċealdewinterċealdrewinterċealde
Plural
Nominative winterċealdewinterċealdawinterċealdewinterċeald
Accusative winterċealdewinterċealdawinterċealdewinterċeald
Genitive winterċealdrawinterċealdrawinterċealdra
Dative winterċealdumwinterċealdumwinterċealdum
Instrumental winterċealdumwinterċealdumwinterċealdum
Weak declension of winterceald
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative winterċealdawinterċealdewinterċealde
Accusative winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealde
Genitive winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealdan
Dative winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealdan
Instrumental winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealdan
Plural
Nominative winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealdan
Accusative winterċealdanwinterċealdanwinterċealdan
Genitive winterċealdrawinterċealdenawinterċealdrawinterċealdenawinterċealdrawinterċealdena
Dative winterċealdumwinterċealdumwinterċealdum
Instrumental winterċealdumwinterċealdumwinterċealdum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wintrukald. Cognate with Old Saxon wintarkald. Equivalent to winter + ċeald.

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