stanrocc

Old English

Etymology

From stān +‎ *rocc. Compare Middle Low German stênrotse, stênrutse (“rock, rockface, cave, grotto”), Middle High German steinrotsche, steinrosche (“rock face, cliff, rock fissure, mountainside”), modern German Steinrutsche (“rock chute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑːnˌrokk/, [ˈstɑːnˌrok]

Noun

stānrocc m (nominative plural stānroccas)

  1. a high rock; peak
  2. an obelisk

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stānrocc stānroccas
accusative stānrocc stānroccas
genitive stānrocces stānrocca
dative stānrocce stānroccum
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