deaþlieg

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Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Equivalent to dēaþ +‎ līeġ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdæ͜ɑːθˌli͜yːj/, [ˈdæ͜ɑːðˌli͜yːj]

Noun[edit]

dēaþlīeġ m (nominative plural dēaþlīeġas) (West Saxon)

  1. death flame

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press and 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press and 1921