eastream

Old English

Alternative forms

ēahstrēam, ēhstrēam

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahwustraum, equivalent to ēa +‎ strēam. Cognate with Old Saxon ahastrōm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːˌstræ͜ɑːm/

Noun

ēastrēam m (nominative plural ēastrēamas)

water stream; river
the sea or the ocean

Declension

Declension of eastream (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ēastrēam	ēastrēamas
accusative	ēastrēam	ēastrēamas
genitive	ēastrēames	ēastrēama
dative	ēastrēame	ēastrēamum

Related terms

īeġstrēam

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “ĒASTRĒAM”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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