scielfisc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old Norse skelfiskr → Icelandic skelfiskur. Equivalent to sċiell (“shell”) +‎ fisċ (“fish”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃi͜ylˌfiʃ/

Noun

sċielfisċ m (nominative plural sċielfiscas)

shellfish

Declension

Declension of scielfisc (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċielfisċ	sċielfiscas
accusative	sċielfisċ	sċielfiscas
genitive	sċielfisċes	sċielfisca
dative	sċielfisċe	sċielfiscum

Descendants

Middle English: schellefyssch
- English: shellfish

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