Old English · noun
mæssepreost
Normalised mæsseprēost
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈmæs.sep.re͜ost/
- Syllables
- ˈmæs · sep · re͜ost (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- roman catholicismpriest
Meaning
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priest
Presbyter is mæsseprēost oþþe ealdwita. Nā þæt ǣlċ eald sīe, ac þæt hē eald sīe on wīsdōme.
A presbyter is a priest or an elder. Not that they're all old, but they're old in wisdom.
c. 994, Ælfric, "Letter to Wulfsige"
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mæsseprēost | mæsseprēostas |
| Accusative | mæsseprēost | mæsseprēostas |
| Genitive | mæsseprēostes | mæsseprēosta |
| Dative | mæsseprēoste | mæsseprēostum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From mæsse + preost.
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