scielfe

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Old English

Alternative forms

sċylfe, sċilfe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-West Germanic *skelfu, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃi͜yl.fe/, [ˈʃi͜yɫ.ve]

Noun

sċielfe f

ledge
shelf
a flat surface (e.g. floor, deck, etc.)

Declension

Declension of scielfe (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sċielfe	sċielfan
accusative	sċielfan	sċielfan
genitive	sċielfan	sċielfena
dative	sċielfan	sċielfum

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: schelfe, shelf
- English: shelf
- Scots: schelf, shelf, skelf (skelf through confluence with Old Norse skjalf)

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