fiscoþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fiskōþu, from Proto-Germanic *fiskōþuz. Equivalent to fiscian +‎ -oþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfis.koθ/

Noun

fiscoþ m

  1. fishing
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, John 21:3
      Þā cwæþ Petrus tō him, "Iċ wille gān on fiscoþ."
      Then Peter said to them, "I want to go fishing."

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative fiscoþ fiscoþas
accusative fiscoþ fiscoþas
genitive fiscoþes fiscoþa
dative fiscoþe fiscoþum