beorsele

Old English

Etymology

From bēor (“beer”) +‎ sele (“hall”). Cognate with Old Norse bjórsalr.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜oːrˌse.le/

Noun

bēorsele m

beerhall
- Beowulf, 480–483
  Ful oft gebēotedon · bēore druncne
  ofer ealowǣge · ōretmecgas,
  þæt hie in bēorsele · bīdan woldon
  Grendles gūþe · mid gryrum ecga.
  Most often did beer-drunk sons of conflict swear over their ale-cups that they in the beerhall would await Grendel’s attack with their terror-blades.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bēorsele	bēorselas
accusative	bēorsele	bēorselas
genitive	bēorseles	bēorsela
dative	bēorsele	bēorselum

Related terms

bēor (“beer”)
bēorscealc (“reveller, feaster”)
bēorsċipe (“feast, banquet, revel”)
bēorsetl (“ale-bench”)
bēorþegu (“beer-drinking”)
sele (“hall”)