weallsteall

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From weall (wall) +‎ steall (place, stead).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑllˌstæ͜ɑll/,

Noun

weallsteall m or n

  1. (poetic) wall-place, place with buildings
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte
      ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð,
      frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon
      wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
      Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place
      and this dark life with wise thought,
      shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone
      swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:

Declension

  • Masculine

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weallsteall weallsteallas
accusative weallsteall weallsteallas
genitive weallstealles weallstealla
dative weallstealle weallsteallum
  • Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weallsteall weallsteall
accusative weallsteall weallsteall
genitive weallstealles weallstealla
dative weallstealle weallsteallum

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