geormanleaf
Old English
Alternative forms
- eormelēaf, ġermanlēaf, ġeormenlēaf, ġeormen lēaf
- ġeormantlāb — early Mercian
- ġearwanlēaf — either an error for *ġearmanlēaf or an alteration after ġearwe (“yarrow”)
Etymology
From an unknown first element, perhaps *eormen (“world”) or a derivative of an old z-stem *germ (“manure”), and lēaf (“leaf”); compare Old High German germarrun, Alemannic German Germere, and German Germer (“white hellebore”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈje͜or.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf/, [ˈje͜orˠ.mɑnˌlæ͜ɑːf]
Noun
ġeormanlēaf n
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġeormanlēaf | ġeormanlēaf |
| accusative | ġeormanlēaf | ġeormanlēaf |
| genitive | ġeormanlēafes | ġeormanlēafa |
| dative | ġeormanlēafe | ġeormanlēafum |
References
- ^ Holthausen, Ferdinand (1963) [1934], “ġeorman-léaf n.”, in Altenglisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old English Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, →OCLC, page 127.
- ^ Gutenbrunner, Siegfried (1936), “Der Malvenname ags. geormanlēaf”, in Zeitschrift für Mundartforschung[1], volume 12, number 1, Franz Steiner Verlag, pages 40-42
- ^ “georman-lēaf”, in Dictionary of Old English Plant Names, edited by P. Bierbaumer, H. Sauer, et al., 2007–2026