scyldwite

Old English

Etymology

sċyld +‎ wīte

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃyldˌwiː.te/, [ˈʃyɫdˌwiː.te]

Noun

sċyldwīte n (nominative plural sċyldwītu)

  1. fine for a crime of violence

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċyldwīte sċyldwītu
accusative sċyldwīte sċyldwītu
genitive sċyldwītes sċyldwīta
dative sċyldwīte sċyldwītum

(a weak gen. pl. sċyldwītena occurs)

References

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