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Old English · noun

yþlaf

Normalised ȳþlāf

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈyːθˌlɑːf/
[ˈyːðˌlɑːf]
Syllables
ˈyːθ · ˌlɑːf (2 syllables)
Modern English
detritusleftwaves

Meaning

  1. what is left by the waves; detritus on the shore

    Beowulf, lines 565-566

    but in the morning, wounded by swords / they lay up along the detritus on the shore

Declension

Declension of yþlaf
SingularPlural
Nominative ȳþlāfȳþlāfaȳþlāfe
Accusative ȳþlāfeȳþlāfaȳþlāfe
Genitive ȳþlāfeȳþlāfa
Dative ȳþlāfeȳþlāfum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ȳþ + lāf.

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