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Old English · noun

cieswyrhta

Normalised ċīeswyrhta

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi͜yːsˌwyrx.tɑ/
[ˈt͡ʃi͜yːzˌwyrˠx.tɑ]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi͜yːs · ˌwyrx · tɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
cheesemakercheesewright

Meaning

  1. cheesemaker

Declension

Declension of cieswyrhta
SingularPlural
Nominative ċīeswyrhtaċīeswyrhtan
Accusative ċīeswyrhtanċīeswyrhtan
Genitive ċīeswyrhtanċīeswyrhtena
Dative ċīeswyrhtanċīeswyrhtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

ċīese (“cheese”) + wyrhta (“maker”)

Descendants

cheesewright

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