gesceaphwil
التعريفات والمعاني
== Old English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
ġesċæphwīl
=== Etymology ===
ġesċeap + hwīl
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /jeˈʃæ͜ɑpˌxwiːl/, [jeˈʃæ͜ɑpˌʍiːl]
=== Noun ===
ġesċeaphwīl f (nominative plural ġesċeaphwīla or ġesċeaphwīle)
(poetic) the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
Him ða Scyld gewat / to gescæphwile. ― Then Shield passed away at the destined time. (Beowulf l. 26)
==== Declension ====
Strong ō-stem: