scipweard
Old English
Etymology
Compound of sċip (“ship”) + weard (“guard”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑrd/, [ˈʃipˌwæ͜ɑrˠd]
Noun
sċipweard m
- one who has charge of a ship
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sċipweard | sċipweardas |
| accusative | sċipweard | sċipweardas |
| genitive | sċipweardes | sċipwearda |
| dative | sċipwearde | sċipweardum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “scip-weard”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.