stanweall

Old English

Etymology

From stān + weall.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑll/, [ˈstɑːn.wæ͜ɑɫ]

Noun

stānweall m

stonewall, stone wall, rampart
Ða hwīle ðe mon worhte ða burg mid stānwealle
While one built the city with a rampart

Þæt wæter stōd him on twā healfa swilce ōðer stānweall
The water stopped to him in two halves like a stonewall

Declension

Declension of stanweall (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stānweall	stānweallas
accusative	stānweall	stānweallas
genitive	stānwealles	stānwealla
dative	stānwealle	stānweallum

Descendants

Middle English stonwal
- English stonewall

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