landielf
Old English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑndˌi͜ylf/, [ˈlɑndˌi͜yɫf]
Noun
landielf f
- (hapax) muse associated with the countryside
- manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas versus et commata Musas ('I do not ask country-dwelling Muses for verses and parts of lines')
- Ruricolas musas: landælfe
- Ruricolas musas: land-elves
- manuscript c. 930s, Third Cleopatra Glossary, glossing Aldhelm's Carmen de Virginitate lines 23-25: Non rogo ruricolas versus et commata Musas ('I do not ask country-dwelling Muses for verses and parts of lines')
Declension
Declension of landielf (strong ō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | landielf | landielfa/landielfe |
| accusative | landielfe | landielfa/landielfe |
| genitive | landielfe | landielfa |
| dative | landielfe | landielfum |
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