Old English · noun
foregenga
Normalised foregenġa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈfo.reˌɡen.jɑ/[ˈfo.reˌɡen.d͡ʒɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈfo · re · ˌɡen · jɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- predecessor
Meaning
-
predecessor
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | foregenġa | foregenġan |
| Accusative | foregenġan | foregenġan |
| Genitive | foregenġan | foregenġena |
| Dative | foregenġan | foregenġum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From fore- + *genġa, literally "someone who walks before/in front of". Compare West Frisian foargonger, Dutch voorganger, German Vorgänger, and Swedish föregångare, which are formed similarly.
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