eastream

Old English

Alternative forms

• ēahstrēam, ēhstrēam

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *ahwustraum, equivalent to ēa +‎ strēam. Cognate with Old Saxon ahastrōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ͜ɑːˌstræ͜ɑːm/

Noun

ēastrēam m (nominative plural ēastrēamas)

1. water stream; river
2. the sea or the ocean

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ēastrēam	ēastrēamas
accusative	ēastrēam	ēastrēamas
genitive	ēastrēames	ēastrēama
dative	ēastrēame	ēastrēamum

Related terms

• īeġstrēam

References

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