scealfor

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑl.for/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑɫ.vor]

Noun

sċealfor f or m

  1. loon (bird of order Gaviiformes), a diving bird
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đā ġesēah hē swymman sċealfran on flōde, and ġelōme doppettan ādūne tō grunde, ēhtende ðearle þǣre ēa fixa.
      Then he saw loons swim in the water, and often dive down toward the bottom, eagerly chasing the fish of the river.

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċealfor sċealfra, sċealfre
accusative sċealfre sċealfra, sċealfre
genitive sċealfre sċealfra
dative sċealfre sċealfrum

It is also declined as a masculine a-stem or n-stem: Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative sċealfor sċealfras
accusative sċealfor sċealfras
genitive sċealfres sċealfra
dative sċealfre sċealfrum

Weak:

singular plural
nominative sċealfra sċealfran
accusative sċealfran sċealfran
genitive sċealfran sċealfrena
dative sċealfran sċealfrum
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