, _inherited ground,
hereditary
estate_: dat.
Beowulf
--In royal families the hereditary
possession is the whole realm: hence, acc. sg. ēðel Scyldinga, _of the
kingdom of the Scyldings_, 914; (Offa) wīsdōme hēold ēðel sīnne, _ruled
with wisdom his inherited kingdom_, 1961.
ēðel-riht, st. n. , _hereditary privileges_ (rights that belong to a
hereditary estate): nom. sg. eard ēðel-riht, _estate and inherited
privileges_, 2199.
ēðel-stōl, st. m. , _hereditary seat, inherited throne_: acc. pl.
ēðel-stōlas, 2372.
ēðel-turf, st. f.
, _inherited ground, hereditary estate_: dat. sg. on mīnre
ēðeltyrf, 410.
ēðel-weard, st. m. , _lord of the hereditary estate_ (realm): nom. sg.
ēðelweard (_king_), 1703, 2211; dat. sg. Ēast-Dena ēðel wearde (King
Hrōðgār), 617.
ēðel-wyn, st. f. , _joy in_, or _enjoyment of, hereditary possessions_: nom.
sg. nū sceal . .
possession is the whole realm: hence, acc. sg. ēðel Scyldinga, _of the
kingdom of the Scyldings_, 914; (Offa) wīsdōme hēold ēðel sīnne, _ruled
with wisdom his inherited kingdom_, 1961.
ēðel-riht, st. n. , _hereditary privileges_ (rights that belong to a
hereditary estate): nom. sg. eard ēðel-riht, _estate and inherited
privileges_, 2199.
ēðel-stōl, st. m. , _hereditary seat, inherited throne_: acc. pl.
ēðel-stōlas, 2372.
ēðel-turf, st. f.
, _inherited ground, hereditary estate_: dat. sg. on mīnre
ēðeltyrf, 410.
ēðel-weard, st. m. , _lord of the hereditary estate_ (realm): nom. sg.
ēðelweard (_king_), 1703, 2211; dat. sg. Ēast-Dena ēðel wearde (King
Hrōðgār), 617.
ēðel-wyn, st. f. , _joy in_, or _enjoyment of, hereditary possessions_: nom.
sg. nū sceal . .
