sinowalt

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• sinowolt

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sinwaltaz. Cognates include Old English sinewealt, and Old High German sinawël.

Adjective

sinowalt

1. round
   • 11th century, Leidse Willeram:

     Sīne hande sint guldin, samo sinowolde sō sie gethrāt sīn, beithe uol iachande.

     His hands are golden, as round as if they were turned, both full with sapphires.

Inflection

Declension of sinowalt (a-stem)

strong declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	sinowalt	sinowalt	sinowalt	sinowalta, sinowalte
accusative	sinowaltan, sinowalten	sinowalta	sinowalt	sinowalta, sinowalte
genitive	sinowaltes	sinowaltero	sinowaltes	sinowaltero
dative	sinowaltin, sinowaltemo	sinowaltero	sinowaltin, sinowaltemo	sinowalton
weak declension
case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	sinowalto	sinowalta	sinowalta	sinowalton
accusative	sinowalton	sinowalton	sinowalta	sinowalton
genitive	sinowaltin	sinowalton	sinowaltin	sinowaltono
dative	sinowaltin	sinowalton	sinowaltin	sinowalton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: sinewolt
  • Dutch: zenewoud

Further reading

• “sinowalt”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012