isernsmiþ

Old English

Alternative forms

  • īrensmiþ, īsensmiþ

Etymology

Synchronically from īsern (iron) + smiþ (smith). Diachronically from Anglo-Frisian *īsærnæsmiþ, from West Germanic *īsarnasmiþ, from Proto-Germanic *īsarnasmiþaz. Cognate with Old Frisian *īsernsmith (West Frisian izersmid), Old Saxon īsarnsmith (Low German Iesensmitt), Old Dutch *īsarnsmith (Dutch ijzersmid), Old High German īsarnsmid (German Eisenschmied), Old Norse járnsmiðr (Swedish järnsmed).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiːsernˌsmiθ/, [ˈiːzerˠnˌsmiθ]

Noun

īsernsmiþ m

  1. blacksmith

Declension

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