mapulder

Old English

Alternative forms

• mapolder
• mapuldor

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mapulaz, possibly a corruption or based on *aplaz *trewą (Old English apulder, æpeltrē).

Compare Old English mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra (German Maßholder).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.pul.der/, [ˈmɑ.puɫ.der]

Noun

mapulder m

1. maple

Declension

Declension of mapulder (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	mapulder	mapulderas
accusative	mapulder	mapulderas
genitive	mapulderes	mapuldera
dative	mapuldere	mapulderum

References

• Sauer, Hans & Waxenberger, Gaby (2012): English Historical Linguistics 2008: Selected papers from the fifteenth International Conference on English Historical Linguistics (ICEHL 15), Munich, 24-30 August 2008. Volume II: Words, texts and genres, p. 12

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• mapuldre

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mapulaz. Compare Old English mapulder, mapolder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra. May have evolved under the influence of apulder in both Old Saxon and Old English.

Noun

mapulder m

1. maple

Declension

Declension of mapulder (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	mapulder	mapulderos
accusative	mapulder	mapulderos
genitive	mapulderes	mapulderō
dative	mapuldere	mapulderum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Middle Low German: mapeldorn