scielfisc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old Norse skelfiskr → Icelandic skelfiskur. Equivalent to sċiell (“shell”) +‎ fisċ (“fish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi͜ylˌfiʃ/

Noun

sċielfisċ m (nominative plural sċielfiscas)

  1. shellfish

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċielfisċ sċielfiscas
accusative sċielfisċ sċielfiscas
genitive sċielfisċes sċielfisca
dative sċielfisċe sċielfiscum

Descendants

  • Middle English: schellefyssch
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