beorsele

Old English

Etymology

From bēor (“beer”) +‎ sele (“hall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbe͜oːrˌse.le/

Noun

bēorsele m

1. beerhall
   • Gebeotedon beore druncne oret-mecgas, ðæt hie in beor-sele bidan woldon Grendles guðe.

     The sons of conflict, drunk on beer, promised that they would wait in the beerhall for Grendel’s attack.

     (Beowulf)

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bēorsele	bēorselas
accusative	bēorsele	bēorselas
genitive	bēorseles	bēorsela
dative	bēorsele	bēorselum

Related terms

• bēor (“beer”)
• bēorscealc (“reveller, feaster”)
• bēorsċipe (“feast, banquet, revel”)
• bēorsetl (“ale-bench”)
• bēorþegu (“beer-drinking”)
• sele (“hall”)