monaþblod
Old English
Etymology
From mōnaþ + blōd. Compare Old High German mānōdblōti (“monthly bleeding, menstruation”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoː.nɑθˌbloːd/, [ˈmoː.nɑðˌbloːd]
Noun
mōnaþblōd n
- menstruum, menses
Declension
Declension of monaþblod (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōnaþblōd | mōnaþblōd |
| accusative | mōnaþblōd | mōnaþblōd |
| genitive | mōnaþblōdes | mōnaþblōda |
| dative | mōnaþblōde | mōnaþblōdum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mōnaþblōd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.