sceallan
Old English
Alternative forms
- sċallan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skal-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑl.lɑn/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]
Noun
sċeallan m or n
- (plural only) testicles
Declension
Weak:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | sċeallan |
| accusative | — | sċeallan |
| genitive | — | sċeallena |
| dative | — | sċeallum |
Synonyms
See also
- ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
- ġecyndlim n (“gender, genitals”)
- mannes ġetawa f (“male instruments”)
- herþbeliġ m (“scrotum”)
- teors m (“penis”)
References
- Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
- T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921