fyrnstreamas
Old English
Etymology
From fyrn (“ancient”) + strēamas (“streams”), literally “ancient streams”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfyrnˌstræ͜ɑː.mɑs/, [ˈfyrˠnˌstræ͜ɑː.mɑs]
Noun
fyrnstrēamas m pl
- (poetic) the ocean
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | fyrnstrēamas |
| accusative | — | fyrnstrēamas |
| genitive | — | fyrnstrēama |
| dative | — | fyrnstrēamum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fyrn-streámas”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.