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Old English · noun

yþlida

Normalised ȳþlida

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈyːθˌli.dɑ/
[ˈyːðˌli.dɑ]
Syllables
ˈyːθ · ˌli · dɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
ship

Meaning

  1. ship

Declension

Declension of yþlida
SingularPlural
Nominative ȳþlidaȳþlidan
Accusative ȳþlidanȳþlidan
Genitive ȳþlidanȳþlidena
Dative ȳþlidanȳþlidum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Kenning of ȳþ (“wave”) + lida (“sailor”).

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