hearpestreng

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From hearpe (“harp”) +‎ strenġ (“string”)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈxæ͜ɑr.peˌstrenj/, [ˈhæ͜ɑrˠ.peˌstrend͡ʒ]

Noun[edit]

hearpestrenġ m[1]

  1. the string of a harp
    • Apollonius of Tyre :[1]
      And Apollōnīus his hearpenæġl ġenam and hē þā hearpestrenġas mid cræfte āstirian ongan and þǣre hearpan swēġ mid winsumum sange ġemæġnde.

Declension[edit]

Declension of hearpestreng (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative hearpestrenġ hearpestrenġas
accusative hearpestrenġ hearpestrenġas
genitive hearpestrenġes hearpestrenġa
dative hearpestrenġe hearpestrenġum

Descendants[edit]

  • English: harpstring

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 R. D. Fulk (2014) An Introductory Grammar of Old English, published 2020, pages 88, 282
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