eorldom

Middle English

Noun

eorldom

1. alternative form of erldom

Old English

Etymology

From eorl +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈe͜orlˌdoːm/, [ˈe͜orˠlˌdoːm]

Noun

eorldōm m

1. earldom

   Synonym: ealdordōm

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eorldōm	—
accusative	eorldōm	—
genitive	eorldōmes	—
dative	eorldōme	—

Descendants

• Middle English: erldom, eerldom, eorldom, erldam, erldome, erledom, erledome, irldom
  • English: earldom
  • Scots: erldom

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “eorl-dóm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.