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Old English · noun

yþmearh

Normalised ȳþmearh

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈyːθˌmæ͜ɑrx/
[ˈyːðˌmæ͜ɑrˠx]
Syllables
ˈyːθ · ˌmæ͜ɑrx (2 syllables)
Modern English
ship

Meaning

  1. ship

Declension

Declension of yþmearh
SingularPlural
Nominative ȳþmearhȳþmēaras
Accusative ȳþmearhȳþmēaras
Genitive ȳþmēaresȳþmēara
Dative ȳþmēareȳþmēarum

All forms (6)

Etymology

Kenning of ȳþ (“wave”) + mearh (“steed”).

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