sceallan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċallan

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃæ͜ɑl.lɑn/, [ˈʃæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑn]

Noun

sċeallan m or n

1. (plural only) testicles

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	—	sċeallan
accusative	—	sċeallan
genitive	—	sċeallena
dative	—	sċeallum

Synonyms

• beallucas
• herþan

See also

• ġecynd f (“sexual kind, sex organ”)
• ġecyndlim n (“gender, genitals”)
• mannes ġetawa f (“male instruments”)
• herþbeliġ m (“scrotum”)
• teors m (“penis”)

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921