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Old English · noun

yþmere

Normalised ȳþmere

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong i-stem
IPA
/ˈyːθ.me.re/
[ˈyːð.me.re]
Syllables
ˈyːθ · me · re (3 syllables)
Modern English
billowytossing

Meaning

  1. the billowy main, tossing sea

Declension

Declension of yþmere
SingularPlural
Nominative ȳþmereȳþmeras
Accusative ȳþmereȳþmeras
Genitive ȳþmeresȳþmera
Dative ȳþmereȳþmerum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Kenning of ȳþ (“wave”) + mere (“sea”).

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