isernsmiþ
Old English
Alternative forms
- īrensmiþ, īsensmiþ
Etymology
Synchronically from īsern (“iron”) + smiþ (“smith”). Diachronically from Anglo-Frisian *īsærnæsmiþ, from West Germanic *īsarnasmiþ, from Proto-Germanic *īsarnasmiþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *īsernsmith (West Frisian izersmid), Old Saxon īsarnsmith (Low German Iesensmitt), Old Dutch *īsarnsmith (Dutch ijzersmid), Old High German īsarnsmid (German Eisenschmied), Old Norse járnsmiðr (Swedish järnsmed).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːsernˌsmiθ/, [ˈiːzerˠnˌsmiθ]
Noun
īsernsmiþ m
- blacksmith
Declension
Declension of isernsmiþ (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | īsernsmiþ | īsernsmiþas |
accusative | īsernsmiþ | īsernsmiþas |
genitive | īsernsmiþes | īsernsmiþa |
dative | īsernsmiþe | īsernsmiþum |