Old English · proper noun
Earendel
Normalised Ēarendel
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑː.ren.del/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑː · ren · del (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
a male given name
-
a personification of the morning star; Ēarendel
-
a personification of the morning star; Jesus
Iċ, Iesus, sende mīnne enġel tō cyþenne ēow þās þing for þǣm ċyriċan. Iċ eom sē wyrtwala ⁊ sē stirps Dauides, ⁊ sē beorhta Ēarendel. Apocalypsis Iohannis XXII, XVI.
I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star. (Revelation 22:16)
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ēarendel |
| Accusative | Ēarendel |
| Genitive | Ēarendeles |
| Dative | Ēarendele |
All forms (3)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *Auʀiwandil, from Proto-Germanic *Auziwandilaz, from *auzi (“dawn”) + *wandilaz (“fluctuating, variable, wandering”), perhaps via the intermediate forms *Ēarwendel or *Ēarwandel.
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