stæfsweord

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stabaswerd. Cognate with Old Saxon stafswerd, Old High German stabswert. Equivalent to stæf +‎ sweord.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæfˌswe͜ord/, [ˈstæfˌswe͜orˠd]

Noun

stæfsweord n

  1. sword cane

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stæfsweord stæfsweord
accusative stæfsweord stæfsweord
genitive stæfsweordes stæfsweorda
dative stæfsweorde stæfsweordum