dædbot

Old English

Etymology

Equivalent to dǣd +‎ bōt.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdæːdˌboːt/

Noun

dǣdbōt f (nominative plural dǣdbōta)

  1. compensation for ill-doing; repentance, penitence, penance

Declension
Declension of dædbot (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative dǣdbōt dǣdbōta, dǣdbōte
accusative dǣdbōte dǣdbōta, dǣdbōte
genitive dǣdbōte dǣdbōta
dative dǣdbōte dǣdbōtum

Derived terms
  • dǣdbōtlīhting f (“mitigation of penance”)

References
  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921
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