eldertongue

Old English · noun

ciricsceattweorc

Normalised ċiriċsċeattweorc

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑttˌwe͜ork/
[ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑtˌwe͜orˠk]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃi · rit͡ʃ · ˌʃæ͜ɑtt · ˌwe͜ork (4 syllables)
Modern English
connectedcontributed

Meaning

  1. work connected with grain contributed through a tax to the church

Declension

All forms (5)

Etymology

Equivalent to ċiriċsċeatt (“church-scot”) + weorc.

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