stæþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *staþaz. Cognate with Crimean Gothic statz, Old High German stad, stado (German Gestade), Old Norse stóð.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stæθ/

Noun

stæþ n

  1. staithe, riverbank, river shore
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCXCVII Hēr Rōmane Leone þǣm papan tō þām stæþe cōmon...
      Year 791 In this year Pope Leo [III] came to the riverbank...

Declension

singular plural
nominative stæþ staþu
accusative stæþ staþu
genitive stæþes staþa
dative stæþe staþum

Descendants

  • English: staithe
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