Old English · proper noun
Scylding
Normalised Sċylding
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈʃyl.dinɡ/[ˈʃyɫ.diŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈʃyl · dinɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- scylddescendantdane
Meaning
-
‘descendant of Scyld’; a Dane
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Sċylding | Sċyldingas |
| Accusative | Sċylding | Sċyldingas |
| Genitive | Sċyldinges | Sċyldinga |
| Dative | Sċyldinge | Sċyldingum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Sċyld + -ing. Cognate with Old Norse Skjǫldungr.
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scylding · CC BY-SA 4.0 licence · Attribution · Report a problem with this entry