hrimceald

Old English

Etymology

From hrīm (“frost”) +‎ ċeald (“cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxriːmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/, [ˈr̥iːmˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

hrīmċeald

1. icy cold, frost-cold
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Oft him ānhaga ·  āre gebīdeð,
     Metudes miltse, · þēah þe hē mōdċeariġ
     ġeond lagulāde · longe sċeolde
     hrēran mid hondum · hrīmċealde sǣ,
     wadan wræclāstas. · Wyrd bið ful ārǣd.

     A loner oft waits a grace for himself,
     Creator's mercy, even if he is sorrowful,
     through a sea-way he should for long
     stir the frost-cold sea with hands,
     travel paths of exile. Fate is well stalwart.

Declension

Declension of hrīmċeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīmċeald	hrīmċeald	hrīmċeald
Accusative	hrīmċealdne	hrīmċealde	hrīmċeald
Genitive	hrīmċealdes	hrīmċealdre	hrīmċealdes
Dative	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdre	hrīmċealdum
Instrumental	hrīmċealde	hrīmċealdre	hrīmċealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīmċealde	hrīmċealda, hrīmċealde	hrīmċeald
Accusative	hrīmċealde	hrīmċealda, hrīmċealde	hrīmċeald
Genitive	hrīmċealdra	hrīmċealdra	hrīmċealdra
Dative	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum
Instrumental	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum

Declension of hrīmċeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīmċealda	hrīmċealde	hrīmċealde
Accusative	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealde
Genitive	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan
Dative	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan
Instrumental	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan
Accusative	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan	hrīmċealdan
Genitive	hrīmċealdra, hrīmċealdena	hrīmċealdra, hrīmċealdena	hrīmċealdra, hrīmċealdena
Dative	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum
Instrumental	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum	hrīmċealdum

Related terms

• hrīmforst
• hrīmiġ

References

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