landielf

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From land +‎ ielf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑndˌi͜ylf/, [ˈlɑndˌi͜yɫf]

Noun

landielf f

  1. (hapax legomenon) muse associated with the countryside
    • manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas versus et commata Musas ('I do not ask country-dwelling Muses for verses and parts of lines')
      Ruricolas musas: landælfe
      Ruricolas musas: land-elves

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative landielf landielfa, landielfe
accusative landielfe landielfa, landielfe
genitive landielfe landielfa
dative landielfe landielfum
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