suþdæl

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Old English

Etymology

From sūþ (south) +‎ dǣl (part)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsuːθˌdæːl/,

Noun

sūþdǣl m

  1. the south, a southern part or region
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      ...þis ēalond hafað myċele lengran dagas on sumera, ⁊ swā ēac nihta on wintra, þonne ðā sūðdǣlas middanġeardes.
      ...this island has much longer days in the summer, and equally longer nights in the winter, than the southern parts of the world..

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sūþdǣl sūþdǣlas
accusative sūþdǣl sūþdǣlas
genitive sūþdǣles sūþdǣla
dative sūþdǣle sūþdǣlum

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