þyrne
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈθyr.ne/, [ˈθyrˠ.ne]
Noun
þyrne f
- bush, thornbush
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Exodus 3:2
- Mōȳsēs ġeseah þæt sēo þyrne barn and næs forburnen.
- Moses saw that the bush was burning without being consumed.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, the Old English Hexateuch, Exodus 3:2
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | þyrne | þyrnan |
| accusative | þyrnan | þyrnan |
| genitive | þyrnan | þyrnena |
| dative | þyrnan | þyrnum |
Derived terms
- þyrnċen
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “þyrne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.