Old English · noun
hringþegu
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈxrinɡˌθe.ɡu/[ˈr̥iŋɡˌθe.ɣu]
- Syllables
- ˈxrinɡ · ˌθe · ɡu (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- giftrings
Meaning
-
gift of rings
Ne biþ him tō hearpan hyġe, ne tō hringþege, ne tō wīfe wyn, ne tō worulde hyht, ne ymbe ōwiht elles, nefne ymb ȳða ġewealc, ac ā hafað longunge sē þe on lagu fundað.
His mind is not for a harp, nor for a gift of ring, nor for a wife’s mirth, nor for world’s hope, nor about anything else, unless about the rolling of waves, but he always has a longing, the one who rushes onto the sea.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From hring (“ring”) + *þegu (“taking”).
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