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Old English · noun

franca

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈfrɑn.kɑ/
[ˈfrɑŋ.kɑ]
Syllables
ˈfrɑn · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
lancejavelinspear

Meaning

  1. lance, javelin, spear

Declension

Declension of franca
SingularPlural
Nominative francafrancan
Accusative francanfrancan
Genitive francanfrancena
Dative francanfrancum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *frankō (“javelin”). Cognate with Old Norse frakka (“javelin”).

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