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Old English · noun

sundorhalga

Normalised sundorhālga

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈsun.dorˌxɑːl.ɡɑ/
[ˈsun.dorˌhɑːɫ.ɣɑ]
Syllables
ˈsun · dor · ˌxɑːl · ɡɑ (4 syllables)
Modern English
phariseescribe

Meaning

  1. Pharisee

  2. scribe

    Þā sunderhālgan and ðā bōceras, þe beciddon þæt Crīst mid þām synfullum mannum hine ġerēordode, wǣron mid twyfealdum ġedwylde befangene...

    The Pharisees and the scribes who complained that Christ took meals with sinful men were possessed with a twofold error...

    Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Declension

Declension of sundorhalga
SingularPlural
Nominative sundorhālgasundorhālgan
Accusative sundorhālgansundorhālgan
Genitive sundorhālgansundorhālgena
Dative sundorhālgansundorhālgum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Compound of sundor (“apart, separate”) + hālga (“holy man”)

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