Old English · noun
leornungcniht
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈle͜or.nunɡˌknixt/[ˈle͜orˠ.nuŋɡˌkniçt]
- Syllables
- ˈle͜or · nunɡ · ˌknixt (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- learning-knightapprenticeengagedstudystudent
Meaning
-
a youth engaged in study: student, apprentice, disciple
Hī hæfdon him mid fela leorningcnihta, of þām hī hādodon mæssepreostas and diāconas, and fela ċircan ārǣrdon.
They had with them many disciples, from whom they ordained priests and deacons, and founded many churches.
Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | leornungcniht | leornungcnihtas |
| Accusative | leornungcniht | leornungcnihtas |
| Genitive | leornungcnihtes | leornungcnihta |
| Dative | leornungcnihte | leornungcnihtum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
leornung + cniht
Descendants
learning-knight
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