sawolsceatt
Old English
Alternative forms
- sāwelsċeatt
Etymology
From sāwol + sċeatt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.wolˌʃæ͜ɑtt/, [ˈsɑː.wolˌʃæ͜ɑt]
Noun
sāwolsċeatt m
- (religion) a church-imposed burial fee
Declension
Declension of sawolsceatt (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | sāwolsċeatt | sāwolsċeattas |
accusative | sāwolsċeatt | sāwolsċeattas |
genitive | sāwolsċeattes | sāwolsċeatta |
dative | sāwolsċeatte | sāwolsċeattum |
Descendants
- Middle English: *souleshot, *soulescot, saulesoth (for *sauleshot)
- English: soulscot
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “SĀWELSCEATT”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.