stanhliþ

Old English

Etymology

From stān (“stone”) +‎ hliþ (“slope”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑːnˌxliθ/, [ˈstɑːnˌl̥iθ]

Noun

stānhliþ n

  1. a rocky slope
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      Eorlas fornōman · asca þrȳþe,
      wǣpen wælġīfru, · wyrd sēo mǣre,
      ond þās stānhleoþu · stormas cnyssað,
      The warriors took away the strength of spears,
      killing-greedy weapons, the fate is famous
      and the storms hit these stone slopes,

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stānhliþ stānhleoþu
accusative stānhliþ stānhleoþu
genitive stānhliþes stānhleoþa
dative stānhliþe stānhleoþum
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