medusetl

Old English

Etymology

From medu +‎ setl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈme.duˌsetl/

Noun

medusetl n (nominative plural medusetlu)

  1. (poetic, hapax legomenon) mead-seat, mead-bench
    • c. 1000, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎[1], page 132r, lines 4–6:
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      Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum monegum mægþum meodosetla ofteah.
      Shield Sheafson often deprived the warriors of many armies of their mead-benches.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative medusetl medusetlu
accusative medusetl medusetlu
genitive medusetles medusetla
dative medusetle medusetlum
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