steopmodor

Old English

Alternative forms

• stēopmōder

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *steupamōdēr. By surface analysis, stēop- +‎ mōdor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈste͜oːpˌmoː.dor/

Noun

stēopmōdor f

1. stepmother
   • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

     ...⁊ hēo wæs Philippuses steoƿmōdor.

     ...and she was Phillip's stepmother.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	stēopmōdor	stēopmōdra, stēopmōdru
accusative	stēopmōdor	stēopmōdra, stēopmōdru
genitive	stēopmōdor, stēopmēder, stēopmōderes	stēopmōdra
dative	stēopmēder	stēopmōdrum

Descendants

• Middle English: stepmoder, steppe moder, stappemodyr
  • English: stepmother
• Early Scots: stepmoder, step modir, stepmodyr, stop modir, step mother
  • Scots: stap-mither