isceald

Old English

Alternative forms

• īscald

Etymology

From īs +‎ ċeald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑld/, [ˈiːsˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

īsċeald

1. (poetic) ice-cold

   Iċ earmċeariġ isċealdne sǣ winter wunade.

   In winter I lived, wretched, on the ice-cold sea.

   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     Þǣr iċ ne ġehȳrde būtan hlimman sǣ, īscaldne wǣġ.

     There I heard nothing, but roarings of sea, an ice-cold wave.

Declension

Declension of īsċeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īsċeald	īsċeald	īsċeald
Accusative	īsċealdne	īsċealde	īsċeald
Genitive	īsċealdes	īsċealdre	īsċealdes
Dative	īsċealdum	īsċealdre	īsċealdum
Instrumental	īsċealde	īsċealdre	īsċealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īsċealde	īsċealda, īsċealde	īsċeald
Accusative	īsċealde	īsċealda, īsċealde	īsċeald
Genitive	īsċealdra	īsċealdra	īsċealdra
Dative	īsċealdum	īsċealdum	īsċealdum
Instrumental	īsċealdum	īsċealdum	īsċealdum

Declension of īsċeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īsċealda	īsċealde	īsċealde
Accusative	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealde
Genitive	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealdan
Dative	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealdan
Instrumental	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealdan
Accusative	īsċealdan	īsċealdan	īsċealdan
Genitive	īsċealdra, īsċealdena	īsċealdra, īsċealdena	īsċealdra, īsċealdena
Dative	īsċealdum	īsċealdum	īsċealdum
Instrumental	īsċealdum	īsċealdum	īsċealdum

Descendants

• Middle English: *is-cold
  • English: ice-cold