scyldlæta

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Old English

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Etymology

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From scyld (“guilt”) +‎ lǣta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃyldˌlæː.tɑ/, [ˈʃyɫdˌlæː.tɑ]

Noun

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sċyldlǣta m[1][2]

  1. bailiff
    Synonym: sċyldhǣta

Declension

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Declension of scyldlæta (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative sċyldlǣta sċyldlǣtan
accusative sċyldlǣtan sċyldlǣtan
genitive sċyldlǣtan sċyldlǣtena
dative sċyldlǣtan sċyldlǣtum

References

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  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “scyld-lǽta”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “scyldlæta”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
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