scyldwite

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċyldƿīte — wynn spelling

Etymology

sċyld +‎ wīte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃyldˌwiː.te/, [ˈʃyɫdˌwiː.te]

Noun

sċyldwīte n (nominative plural sċyldwītu)

1. fine for a crime of violence

Declension

Declension of scyldwite (strong ja-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċyldwīte	sċyldwītu
accusative	sċyldwīte	sċyldwītu
genitive	sċyldwītes	sċyldwīta
dative	sċyldwīte	sċyldwītum

(a weak gen. pl. sċyldwītena occurs)

References

• John R. Clark Hall (1916) “scyldwite”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan