gastcofa
Old English
Etymology
From gāst (“spirit”) + cofa (“chamber”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɑːstˌkoː.fɑ/, [ˈɡɑːstˌkoː.vɑ]
Noun
gāstcōfa m
- (poetic) the breast
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | gāstcōfa | gāstcōfan |
| accusative | gāstcōfan | gāstcōfan |
| genitive | gāstcōfan | gāstcōfena |
| dative | gāstcōfan | gāstcōfum |
See also
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “gást-cófa”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.