spell – Old English noun declension

Old English noun forms of spell

Noun: spell
Gender: n

Nominative

Singularspell
Pluralspell

Genitive

Singularspelles
Pluralspella

Dative

Singularspelle
Pluralspellum

Accusative

Singularspell
Pluralspell

Sample Sentences

  • Sæġe mē spell be hrānum. (Tell me a story about reindeer.)
  • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  • Ne wēne iċ, nū iċ lang spell hæbbe tō seċġenne, þæt iċ hīe on þisse bēċ ġeendian mæġe, ac iċ ōðre onġinnan sċeal. (Since I have some long stories to tell, I don't think I can finish them in this book, so I'll have to start another one.)
  • late 9th century, The Voyage of Ohthere and Wulfstan
  • Fela spella him sæġdon þā Beormas, ǣġðer ġe of heora āgnum lande ġe of þām landum þe ymb hīe ūtan wǣron, ac hē nysse hwæt þæs sōðes wæs, for þon þe hē hit self ne ġeseah. (The Bjarmians told him many stories, both from their own country and from the countries surrounding them, but he didn't know what parts were true, because he didn't see it himself.)
  • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
  • Þæt forme sċip ġesōhte land and ġebodode þæt eġeslīċe spell. (The first ship reached land and announced the terrible news.)
  • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  • Þā hē þās bōc hæfde ġeleornode and of Lǣdene tō Engliscum spelle ġewende, þā ġeworhte hē hīe eft tō lēoðe. (When King Alfred had studied this book and translated it from Latin verse into English prose, he converted it back into verse.)
  • late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Boethius' The Consolation of Philosophy
  • Iċ onġiete þæt iċ þē hæbbe āþrotenne mid þȳ langan spelle, for þon þē lyst nū lēoða. (I see I've bored you with that long argument, since you want poems now.)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *spell, from Proto-Germanic *spellą.

Verbs referencing "spell"

English Nouns spell, Old Norse Nouns spjall.

Translations