eorþnafola

Old English

Etymology

From eorþe (“earth”) +‎ nafola (“navel”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeo̯rθˌnɑfulɑ/, [ˈeo̯rðˌnɑvuɫɑ]

Noun

eorþnafola m

  1. asparagus
    Hū lange sċeal iċ þisne ġefrorenan eorðnafolan wiellan?
    How long should I boil this frozen asparagus for?
    Se grēna eorðnafola sċeal bēon ǣfre fullīċe grēne.
    The green asparagus must always be totally green.

Declension
Declension of eorþnafola (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative eorþnafola eorþnafolan
accusative eorþnafolan eorþnafolan
genitive eorþnafolan eorþnafolena
dative eorþnafolan eorþnafolum
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.