yþlaf

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Old English[edit]

FWOTD – 29 August 2015

Etymology[edit]

From ȳþ +‎ lāf.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːθˌlɑːf/, [ˈyːðˌlɑːf]

Noun[edit]

ȳþlāf f

  1. what is left by the waves; detritus on the shore
    • Beowulf, lines 565-566:
      ac on mergenne mecum wunde / be yþlafe uppe lægon
      but in the morning, wounded by swords / they lay up along the detritus on the shore

Declension[edit]

Declension of yþlaf (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ȳþlāf ȳþlāfa, ȳþlāfe
accusative ȳþlāfe ȳþlāfa, ȳþlāfe
genitive ȳþlāfe ȳþlāfa
dative ȳþlāfe ȳþlāfum
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