Old English · noun
sincgiefa
Normalised sincġiefa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈsinkˌji͜y.fɑ/[ˈsiŋkˌji͜y.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈsink · ˌji͜y · fɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- thanestreasuresthane
Meaning
-
a lord; the giver of treasures to his thanes
mihtig mánscaða / wolde hyre maég wrecan gé feor hafað / faéhðe gestaéled þæs þe þincean mæg / þegne monegum sé þe æfter sincgyfan / on sefan gréoteþ:
... / and now the other has come, the mighty crime-wreaker, / she wants to avenge her kinsman, and has very far / carried her feud, as it must seem / to many a thane, who for the treasure-giver / weeps in his heart: hard mind-grief! /...
... / ond nú óþer cwóm
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sincġiefa | sincġiefan |
| Accusative | sincġiefan | sincġiefan |
| Genitive | sincġiefan | sincġiefena |
| Dative | sincġiefan | sincġiefum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From sinc (“treasure”) + ġiefa (“giver”), from ġiefan (“to give”).
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