isceald

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From īs +‎ ċeald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/, [ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

īsċeald

  1. (poetic) ice-cold
    Iċ earmċeariġ isċealdne sǣ winter wunade.
    In winter I lived, wretched, on the ice-cold sea.
    • 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.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle English: *is-cold