Old English · proper noun
Streoneshealh
Normalised Strēoneshealh
- Part of speech
- proper noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈstre͜oː.nes.xæ͜ɑlx/[ˈstre͜oː.nes.hæ͜ɑɫx]
- Syllables
- ˈstre͜oː · nes · xæ͜ɑlx (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- whitbyyorkshire
Meaning
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Whitby (a town in North Yorkshire, England)
⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare forþferde Hild abbodesse on Strēonesheale. And in the same year Abbess Hild died in Whitby.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Strēoneshealh |
| Accusative | Strēoneshealh |
| Genitive | Strēonesheales |
| Dative | Strēonesheale |
All forms (3)
Etymology
By surface analysis, strēones (genitive of strēon (“treasure, power”)) + healh
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