yþhengest

Old English

Alternative forms

• ȳþhenċġest, ȳþhengst
• ȳðhenġest — edh spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to ȳþ (“wave”) +‎ henġest (“steed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyːθ.xen.jest/, [ˈyːθ.hen.d͡ʒest]

Noun

ȳþhenġest m (nominative plural ȳþhenġestas)

1. (poetic) ship

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:sċip

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ȳþhenġest	ȳþhenġestas
accusative	ȳþhenġest	ȳþhenġestas
genitive	ȳþhenġestes	ȳþhenġesta
dative	ȳþhenġeste	ȳþhenġestum

References

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