eldertongue

Old English · noun

gingra

Normalised ġingra

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈjin.ɡrɑ/
[ˈjiŋ.ɡrɑ]
Syllables
ˈjin · ɡrɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
disciplevassalfollower

gingra1 · adjective · inflected form

Senses

  1. comparative degree of ġeong

  2. Inflected form of ġeong

Declension

Strong declension of gingra
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative ġingraġingreġingre
Accusative ġingranġingranġingre
Genitive ġingranġingranġingran
Dative ġingranġingranġingran
Instrumental ġingranġingranġingran
Plural
Nominative ġingranġingranġingran
Accusative ġingranġingranġingran
Genitive ġingraġingrenaġingraġingrenaġingraġingrena
Dative ġingrumġingrumġingrum
Instrumental ġingrumġingrumġingrum

gingra2 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. disciple

  2. vassal

  3. follower

Declension · weak

Declension of gingra
SingularPlural
Nominative ġingraġingran
Accusative ġingranġingran
Genitive ġingranġingrena
Dative ġingranġingrum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *jungiʀō, from Proto-Germanic *junhizô.

Derived from the above adjective. For the sense compare Old High German jungiro, whence modern German Jünger.

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