sceallan

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Old English

Alternative forms

sċallan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skal-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑl.lɑn/,

Noun

sċeallan m or n

(plural only) testicles

Declension

Declension of sċeallansċeallan (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	—	sċeallan
accusative	—	sċeallan
genitive	—	sċeallena
dative	—	sċeallum

Synonyms

See also

ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
ġecyndlim n (“gender, genitals”)
mannes ġetawa f (“male instruments”)
herþbeliġ m (“scrotum”)
teors m (“penis”)

References

Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921

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