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scielfisc
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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skaljafiskaz. Cognate with Old Norse skelfiskr → Icelandic skelfiskur. Equivalent to sċiell (“shell”) + fisċ (“fish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
sċielfisċ m (nominative plural sċielfiscas)
Declension
Strong a-stem:
Descendants
- Middle English: schellefyssch
- English: shellfish
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