winsæl

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Old English

Etymology

From wīn (“wine”) +‎ sæl (“hall”).

Pronunciation

Noun

wīnsæl n

  1. (poetic) wine-hall
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Wōriað þā wīnsalo; · waldend liċġað
      drēame bidrorene; · duguþ eal ġecrong,
      wlonc bī wealle. · Sume wīġ fornōm,
      The wine-halls ramble; lords lie still,
      deprived of mirth; army completely perished,
      proud by the wall. The war took away some men,

Declension

Declension of wīnsæl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wīnsæl wīnsalu
accusative wīnsæl wīnsalu
genitive wīnsæles wīnsala
dative wīnsæle wīnsalum

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