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Old English · noun

leodgebyrga

Normalised lēodġebyrġa

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈle͜oːd.jeˌbyr.jɑ/
[ˈle͜oːd.jeˌbyrˠ.jɑ]
Syllables
ˈle͜oːd · je · ˌbyr · jɑ (4 syllables)
Modern English
head man

Meaning

  1. the protector of the people

  2. prince, head man

Declension

Declension of leodgebyrga
SingularPlural
Nominative lēodġebyrġalēodġebyrġan
Accusative lēodġebyrġanlēodġebyrġan
Genitive lēodġebyrġanlēodġebyrġena
Dative lēodġebyrġanlēodġebyrġum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Equivalent to lēod + ġebyrġa.

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