sunnebeam

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to sunne +‎ bēam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsun.neˌbæ͜ɑːm/

Noun

sunnebēam m (nominative plural sunnebēamas)

  1. sunbeam
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCLXXVIII Hēr atēowede comēta se steorra on Auguste ⁊ sċān III monðas ælċe morgen swilċe sunne bēam.
      Year 678 In this year a comet star appeared in August and shone like a sunbeam each morning for three months.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sunnebēam sunnebēamas
accusative sunnebēam sunnebēamas
genitive sunnebēames sunnebēama
dative sunnebēame sunnebēamum

Descendants

  • Middle English: sonnebeem
    • English: sunbeam
    • Scots: sunbeam

References

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