stanclif

Old English

Etymology

From stān (“stone”) +‎ clif (“cliff”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑːnˌklif/

Noun

stānclif n

  1. stony cliff, crag
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
      Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stānclif stānclifu
accusative stānclif stānclifu
genitive stānclifes stānclifa
dative stānclife stānclifum
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