gewealc

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- + Proto-Germanic *walką, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną (“to turn, roll”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈwæ͜ɑlk/, [jeˈwæ͜ɑɫk]

Noun

ġewealc n

  1. rolling, turning; motion, surging
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      bitre brēostċeare · ġebiden hæbbe,
      ġecunnad in ċēole · ċearselda fela,
      atol ȳþa ġewealc, · þǣr mec oft biġeat
      nearo nihtwaco · ǣt nacan stefnan,
      þonne hē be clifum cnossað. · Calde ġeþrungen
      have withstood bitter sorrow,
      known many sorrow-halls in ship,
      loathsome rolling of waves
      where the unquiet night watch
      oft got me at the stem of seacraft
      then it beats near cliffs. Bound by cold

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġewealc ġewealc
accusative ġewealc ġewealc
genitive ġewealces ġewealca
dative ġewealce ġewealcum
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.