deaþscyld
Old English
Etymology
From dēaþ + sċyld (“guilt”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyld/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌʃyɫd]
Noun
dēaþsċyld f[1][2]
- capital crime
- Gif gehádod man hine forwyrce mid deáþscylde ― if a man in orders ruin himself with capital crime
Declension
Declension of deaþscyld (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | dēaþsċyld | dēaþsċylda, dēaþsċylde |
accusative | dēaþsċylde | dēaþsċylda, dēaþsċylde |
genitive | dēaþsċylde | dēaþsċylda |
dative | dēaþsċylde | dēaþsċyldum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “deáþ-scyld”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “deaþscyld”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan