gilm
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġelm (Anglian)[1]
Etymology
For earlier *ġielm, from Proto-West Germanic *galmi[2].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jilm/, [jiɫm]
Noun
ġilm m
- (rare) bunch of plant stems[3]
Declension
Declension of gilm (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġilm | ġilmas |
| accusative | ġilm | ġilmas |
| genitive | ġilmes | ġilma |
| dative | ġilme | ġilmum |
Descendants
- Middle English: yelm
- English: yelm, yealm
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gelm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Rolf Brenner (December 1988), “The Old Frisian component in Holthausen's Altenglisches etymologisches Worterbuch”, in Anglo-Saxon England, volume 17, DOI:, page 5-13
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “gilm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.