yþhengest

Old English

Alternative forms

ȳþhenċġest, ȳþhengst
ȳðhenġest — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) +‎ henġest (“steed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈyːθ.xen.jest/, [ˈyːθ.hen.d͡ʒest]

Noun

ȳþhenġest m (nominative plural ȳþhenġestas)

(poetic) ship

Declension

Declension of yþhengest (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ȳþhenġest	ȳþhenġestas
accusative	ȳþhenġest	ȳþhenġestas
genitive	ȳþhenġestes	ȳþhenġesta
dative	ȳþhenġeste	ȳþhenġestum

References

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

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