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firenhycge

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Old English

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Etymology

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From firenhyċġa.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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firenhyċġe f[1][2]

  1. adulteress, harlot

Declension

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Weak:

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

References

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