meredeaþ

Old English

Etymology

From mere (“sea”) +‎ dēaþ (“death”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈme.reˌdæ͜ɑːθ/

Noun

meredēaþ m

1. death at sea, death by drowning

Declension

Declension of meredeaþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	meredēaþ	meredēaþas
accusative	meredēaþ	meredēaþas
genitive	meredēaþes	meredēaþa
dative	meredēaþe	meredēaþum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “meredēaþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.