scipwyrhta
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċipƿyrhta
Etymology
From sċip (“ship”) + wyrhta (“worker, builder”).
Noun
sċipwyrhta m (nominative plural sċipwyrhtan)
- shipbuilder, shipwright
Inflection
Declension of scipwyrhta (weak)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċipwyrhta | sċipwyrhtan |
| accusative | sċipwyrhtan | sċipwyrhtan |
| genitive | sċipwyrhtan | sċipwyrhtena |
| dative | sċipwyrhtan | sċipwyrhtum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ship-wriȝth, schipwricht, shippwright, shipwright
- English: shipwright
References
- scipwyrhta in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary