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Old English · noun

bigenga

Normalised bīgenġa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈbiːˌɡen.jɑ/
[ˈbiːˌɡen.d͡ʒɑ]
Syllables
ˈbiː · ˌɡen · jɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
benefactorcultivatorinhabitantworshipperobserverotherstakes

Meaning

  1. inhabitant

  2. cultivator

  3. one who takes care of others; benefactor

  4. observer; worshipper

Declension

Declension of bigenga
SingularPlural
Nominative bīgenġabīgenġan
Accusative bīgenġanbīgenġan
Genitive bīgenġanbīgenġena
Dative bīgenġanbīgenġum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīgangijō, equivalent to bī- + genġa. Cognate with Old High German bigengo.

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