sealtyþ

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to sealt +‎ ȳþ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsæ͜ɑltˌyːθ/, [ˈsæ͜ɑɫtˌyːθ]

Noun

sealtȳþ f (nominative plural sealtȳþa)

  1. salt-wave, sea-wave
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Forþon cnyssað nū heortan ġeþōhtas, þæt iċ hēan strēamas, sealtȳþa ġelāc sylf cunniġe; monað mōdes lust mǣla ġehwylċe ferð tō fēran, þæt iċ feor heonan elþēodiġra eard ġesēċe.
      Thus, thoughts are now striking heart so that I know high streams, the tossing of the salt waves myself; the mind’s wish of each times goads soul to fare so that I hence would seek a far land of overseas folks.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative sealtȳþ sealtȳþe, sealtȳþa
accusative sealtȳþ, sealtȳþe sealtȳþe, sealtȳþa
genitive sealtȳþe sealtȳþa
dative sealtȳþe sealtȳþum

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