"sundhelm" meaning in Old English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsundˌxelm/, [ˈsundˌheɫm]
Etymology: Compound of sund (“water”) + helm (“helmet”) Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ang|sund|helm|t1=water|t2=helmet}} Compound of sund (“water”) + helm (“helmet”) Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} sundhelm m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|sundhelm}}, {{ang-decl-noun|sundhelm|sundhelmas|sundhelm|sundhelmas|sundhelmes|sundhelma|sundhelme|sundhelmum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sundhelm [nominative, singular], sundhelmas [nominative, plural], sundhelm [accusative, singular], sundhelmas [accusative, plural], sundhelmes [genitive, singular], sundhelma [genitive, plural], sundhelme [dative, singular], sundhelmum [dative, plural]
  1. (water) a covering of water, the sea as a covering Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sundhelm-ang-noun-epERJ8Ub Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Water
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