meredeaþ
Old English
Etymology
From mere (“sea”) + dēaþ (“death”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈme.reˌdæ͜ɑːθ/
Noun
meredēaþ m
- death at sea, death by drowning
Declension
Declension of meredeaþ (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | meredēaþ | meredēaþas |
accusative | meredēaþ | meredēaþas |
genitive | meredēaþes | meredēaþa |
dative | meredēaþe | meredēaþum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “meredēaþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.