gifstol

Old English

Etymology

From ġift +‎ stōl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjif.stoːl/

Noun

ġifstōl m

  1. (poetic) throne
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      honda ond hēafod, · swā hē hwīlum ǣr
      in ġeārdagum · ġiefstōlas brēac.
      hands and head, like he once before,
      in days of yore, enjoyed gifts of throne.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġifstōl ġifstōlas
accusative ġifstōl ġifstōlas
genitive ġifstōles ġifstōla
dative ġifstōle ġifstōlum
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