eorcnanstan
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of eorcnan (“special, noble”) + stān (“stone”). Cognate with Old Norse jarknasteinn, which is generally regarded as a loan from Old English. Translates margarita in 9th century biblical glosses but is used generically as "precious stone, gem" in Beowulf (line 1208) and The Ruin (v. 36).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
eorcnanstān m
Declension[edit]
Declension of eorcnanstan (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | eorcnanstān | eorcnanstānas |
accusative | eorcnanstān | eorcnanstānas |
genitive | eorcnanstānes | eorcnanstāna |
dative | eorcnanstāne | eorcnanstānum |
Descendants[edit]
- → English: arkenstone (Tolkien)
References[edit]
- Peter Kitson, 'Lapidary traditions in Anglo-Saxon England: part I, the background; the Old English Lapidary' in: Anglo-Saxon England, vol. 7, eds. Martin Biddle, Julian Brown, Peter Clemoes, Cambridge University Press, 2007, →ISBN, 9-60 (fn. 5 p. 25).