sunnebeam

Old English

Alternative forms

• sunnbēam

Etymology

Equivalent to sunne +‎ bēam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.neˌbæ͜ɑːm/

Noun

sunnebēam m (nominative plural sunnebēamas)

1. sunbeam

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sunnebēam	sunnebēamas
accusative	sunnebēam	sunnebēamas
genitive	sunnebēames	sunnebēama
dative	sunnebēame	sunnebēamum

Descendants

• Middle English: sonnebeem
  • English: sunbeam
  • Scots: sunbeam

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “SUNNEBĒAM”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.