sawolhus
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Kenning of sāwol (“soul”) + hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑː.wolˌxuːs/, [ˈsɑː.wolˌhuːs]
Noun
sāwolhūs n
- (poetic) body
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sāwolhūs | sāwolhūs |
| accusative | sāwolhūs | sāwolhūs |
| genitive | sāwolhūses | sāwolhūsa |
| dative | sāwolhūse | sāwolhūsum |
Synonyms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SĀWELHŪS”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.