dunielfen
Old English
Alternative forms
- dūnælfen
Etymology
From dūn + ielfen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈduːnˌi͜yl.fen/, [ˈduːnˌi͜yɫ.ven]
Noun
dunielfen f
- (hapax) oread
- text seventh- or eighth-century, manuscript ninth-century, Leiden, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Voccius Lat. 4o 106, f. 10r, glossing Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae I 8.11.97: Nymphas quippe montium Oreades dicunt ('for they call nymphs of mountains Oreades')
- Oreades duun . aelfinni .
- Oreades: mountain-elves
- text seventh- or eighth-century, manuscript ninth-century, Leiden, Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit Voccius Lat. 4o 106, f. 10r, glossing Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae I 8.11.97: Nymphas quippe montium Oreades dicunt ('for they call nymphs of mountains Oreades')
Declension
Declension of dunielfen (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dūnielfen | dūnielfenna, dūnielfenne |
| accusative | dūnielfenne | dūnielfenna, dūnielfenne |
| genitive | dūnielfenne | dūnielfenna |
| dative | dūnielfenne | dūnielfennum |
See also
- Old English: dūnielf