Old English · noun
ciefese
Normalised ċiefese
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- weak n-stem
- IPA
- /ˈt͡ʃi͜y.fe.se/[ˈt͡ʃi͜y.ve.se]
- Syllables
- ˈt͡ʃi͜y · fe · se (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- concubine
Meaning
-
concubine
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kabisjǭ (“concubine”). Of uncertain origin. Cognate with Old High German kebisa, chebis.
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