earmbeag

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *armabaugaz. Cognate with Old Saxon armbōg, Old High German armboug, Old Norse armbaugr. Equivalent to earm +‎ bēag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑrmˌbæ͜ɑːɡ/, [ˈæ͜ɑrˠmˌbæ͜ɑːɣ]

Noun

earmbēag m

  1. armlet or bracelet, often one made of gold or silver

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative earmbēag earmbēagas
accusative earmbēag earmbēagas
genitive earmbēages earmbēaga
dative earmbēage earmbēagum