stanweall

Old English

Etymology

From stān + weall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑll/, [ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun

stānweall m

1. stonewall, stone wall, rampart

   Ða hwīle ðe mon worhte ða burg mid stānwealle

   While one built the city with a rampart

   Þæt wæter stōd him on twā healfa swilce ōðer stānweall

   The water stopped to him in two halves like a stonewall

Declension

Declension of stanweall (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stānweall	stānweallas
accusative	stānweall	stānweallas
genitive	stānwealles	stānwealla
dative	stānwealle	stānweallum

Descendants

• Middle English stonwal
  • English stonewall