modstaþol
Old English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmoːdˌstɑ.θol/, [ˈmoːdˌstɑ.ðol]
Noun
mōdstaþol m
- the mind's foundation
- intellectual or moral principle
- character
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mōdstaþol | mōdstaþolas |
| accusative | mōdstaþol | mōdstaþolas |
| genitive | mōdstaþoles | mōdstaþola |
| dative | mōdstaþole | mōdstaþolum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “modstaþol”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Old English to Modern English Translator