ciricsceattweorc

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċirċsċeattweorc, ċiriċsċeatweorc, ċiriċsċeattwerc, ċiriċsċeattworc, ċyrċsċeattweorc, ċyriċsċeattweorc

Etymology

Equivalent to ċiriċsċeatt (“church-scot”) +‎ weorc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑttˌwe͜ork/, [ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑtˌwe͜orˠk]

Noun

ċiriċsċeattweorc n (nominative plural ċiriċsċeattweorc)

1. work connected with grain contributed through a tax to the church

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ċiriċsċeattweorc	ċiriċsċeattweorc
accusative	ċiriċsċeattweorc	ċiriċsċeattweorc
genitive	ċiriċsċeattweorces	ċiriċsċeattweorca
dative	ċiriċsċeattweorce	ċiriċsċeattweorcum

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921