gleobeam

Old English

Alternative forms
  • glīġbēam

Etymology

Kenning of glēo (“glee, joy”) +‎ bēam (“beam, wood”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡle͜oːˌbæ͜ɑːm/

Noun

glēobēam m (nominative plural glēobēamas)

  1. (poetic) harp

Declension
Declension of gleobeam (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative glēobēam glēobēamas
accusative glēobēam glēobēamas
genitive glēobēames glēobēama
dative glēobēame glēobēamum

Descendants
  • Middle English: gle-bem, gleo-beam
  • → English: glee-beam
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