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Old English · noun

gedrinca

Normalised ġedrinca

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/jeˈdrin.kɑ/
[jeˈdriŋ.kɑ]
Syllables
je · ˈdrin · kɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
drinkssits

Meaning

  1. one who drinks with another

  2. one who sits at table with another, a guest, companion

Declension

Declension of gedrinca
SingularPlural
Nominative ġedrincaġedrincan
Accusative ġedrincanġedrincan
Genitive ġedrincanġedrincena
Dative ġedrincanġedrincum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From ġe- (“co-”) + *drinca (“drinker”).

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