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Old English · noun

ciricþingere

Normalised ċiriċþingere

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong ja-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌθin.ɡe.re/
[ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌθiŋ.ɡe.re]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi · rit͡ʃ · ˌθin · ɡe · re (5 syllables)
Modern English
priest

Meaning

  1. a priest

Declension

Declension of ciricþingere
SingularPlural
Nominative ċiriċþingereċiriċþingeras
Accusative ċiriċþingereċiriċþingeras
Genitive ċiriċþingeresċiriċþingera
Dative ċiriċþingereċiriċþingerum

All forms (5)

Etymology

Equivalent to ċiriċe + þingere. By surface analysis the second element is from þingan (“to adress, to invite”) + -ere (an agent suffix).

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