hlimme
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlim.me/, [ˈl̥im.me]
Noun
hlimme f
- sound, roaring
- 10th century, The Seafarer:
- Þǣr iċ ne ġehȳrde būtan hlimman sǣ, īscaldne wǣġ.
- There I heard nothing, but roarings of sea, an ice-cold wave.
- torrent
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hlimme | hlimman |
| accusative | hlimman | hlimman |
| genitive | hlimman | hlimmena |
| dative | hlimman | hlimmum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, A Compendious Anglo-Saxon and English Dictionary, John Russell Smith, , 1849
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882