firenhycge

Old English

Etymology

From firenhyċġa.

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

Noun

firenhyċġe f[1][2]

  1. adulteress, harlot

Declension
Declension of firenhycge (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative firenhyċġe firenhyċġan
accusative firenhyċġan firenhyċġan
genitive firenhyċġan firenhyċġena
dative firenhyċġan firenhyċġum

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