Old English · noun

carcern

Normalised carċern

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈkɑr.t͡ʃern/
[ˈkɑrˠ.t͡ʃerˠn]
Syllables: ˈkɑr · t͡ʃern (2 syllables)
Modern English: prison jail

Meaning

prison, jail

Declension

Declension of carcern
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	carċern	carċern
Accusative	carċern	carċern
Genitive	carċernes	carċerna
Dative	carċerne	carċernum

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Latin carcer Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin carcerārius Vulgar Latin *carcāriusbor. Proto-West Germanic *karkārīder. Old English carċern Derived from Proto-West Germanic *karkārī (“dungeon, prision”), ultimately from Latin carcer.

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