clodhamer
Old English
Etymology
From *clod + hamer (“bunting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklodˌxɑ.mer/, [ˈklodˌhɑ.mer]
Noun
clodhamer m
- (definition uncertain) probably a type of thrush, more specifically, the fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | clodhamer | clodhameras |
| accusative | clodhamer | clodhameras |
| genitive | clodhameres | clodhamera |
| dative | clodhamere | clodhamerum |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “clod-hamer”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.