hearpestreng

Old English

Etymology

From hearpe (“harp”) +‎ strenġ (“string”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.peˌstrenj/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.peˌstrend͡ʒ]

Noun

hearpestrenġ m[1]

  1. the string of a harp
    • Apollonius of Tyre:[1]
      And Apollōnīus his hearpenæġl ġenam and hē þā hearpestrenġas mid cræfte āstirian ongan and þǣre hearpan swēġ mid winsumum sange ġemæġnde.
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Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative hearpestrenġ hearpestrenġas
accusative hearpestrenġ hearpestrenġas
genitive hearpestrenġes hearpestrenġa
dative hearpestrenġe hearpestrenġum

Descendants

  • English: harpstring

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. D. Fulk (2014) An Introductory Grammar of Old English, published 2020, pages 88, 282
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