scipforþung
Old English
Etymology
Compound of sċip (“ship”) + forþung (“furtherance”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃip.forθˌunɡ/, [ˈʃip.forˠðˌuŋɡ]
Noun
sċipforþung m
- preparation of ships
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċipforþung | sċipforþunga, sċipforþunge |
| accusative | sċipforþunge | sċipforþunga, sċipforþunge |
| genitive | sċipforþunge | sċipforþunga |
| dative | sċipforþunge | sċipforþungum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “scip-forþung”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.