firenhycge

Old English

Etymology

From firenhyċġa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.renˌxyj.je/, [ˈfi.renˌhyd.d͡ʒe]

Noun

firenhyċġe f[1][2]

  1. adulteress, harlot

Declension

Weak n-stem:

singular plural
nominative firenhyċġe firenhyċġan
accusative firenhyċġan firenhyċġan
genitive firenhyċġan firenhyċġena
dative firenhyċġan firenhyċġum

References

  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “firen-hycge”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916), “firenhycge”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
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