sundgierd

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Old English

Alternative forms

• sundġird, sundġyrd, sundġerd

Etymology

From sund (“swimming, body of water, sound”) +‎ ġierd (“yardstick, rod”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsundˌji͜yrd/, [ˈsundˌji͜yrˠd]

Noun

sundġierd f

1. a rod to measure the depth of water, a sounding rod

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	sundġierd	sundġierde, sundġierda
accusative	sundġierd, sundġierde	sundġierde, sundġierda
genitive	sundġierde	sundġierda
dative	sundġierde	sundġierdum