sinowalt
Old Dutch
Alternative forms
- sinowolt
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Cognates include Old English sinewealt, and Old High German sinawël.
Adjective
sinowalt
- round
- 11th century, Leidse Willeram:
- Sīne hande sint guldin, samo sinowolde sō sie gethrāt sīn, beithe uol iachande.
- His hands are golden, as round as if they were turned, both full with sapphires.
Inflection
Declension of sinowalt (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | sinowalt | sinowalt | sinowalt | sinowalta, sinowalte | ||
| accusative | sinowaltan, sinowalten | sinowalta | sinowalt | sinowalta, sinowalte | ||
| genitive | sinowaltes | sinowaltero | sinowaltes | sinowaltero | ||
| dative | sinowaltin, sinowaltemo | sinowaltero | sinowaltin, sinowaltemo | sinowalton | ||
| weak declension | ||||||
| case | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | ||
| nominative | sinowalto | sinowalta | sinowalta | sinowalton | ||
| accusative | sinowalton | sinowalton | sinowalta | sinowalton | ||
| genitive | sinowaltin | sinowalton | sinowaltin | sinowaltono | ||
| dative | sinowaltin | sinowalton | sinowaltin | sinowalton | ||
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: sinewolt
- Dutch: zenewoud
Further reading
- “sinowalt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012