yþlaf

Old English

FWOTD – 29 August 2015

Etymology

From ȳþ +‎ lāf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈyːθˌlɑːf/, [ˈyːðˌlɑːf]

Noun

ȳþlāf f

1. what is left by the waves; detritus on the shore
   • Beowulf, lines 565-566:

     ac on mergenne mecum wunde / be yþlafe uppe lægon

     but in the morning, wounded by swords / they lay up along the detritus on the shore

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ȳþlāf	ȳþlāfa, ȳþlāfe
accusative	ȳþlāfe	ȳþlāfa, ȳþlāfe
genitive	ȳþlāfe	ȳþlāfa
dative	ȳþlāfe	ȳþlāfum