picgbread

Old English

Alternative forms

• *pycgbrēad

Etymology

Compound of *picga (“pig”) +‎ brēad (“bread, food”). Compare bēobrēad (“honey"; literally, "bees' bread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiɡɡˌbræ͜ɑːd/, [ˈpiɡˌbræ͜ɑːd]

Noun

picgbrēad n

1. (fruit and nuts) glans, mast, acorns
2. (feed) fodder for hogs

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	picgbrēad	picgbrēad, picgbrēadru
accusative	picgbrēad	picgbrēad, picgbrēadru
genitive	picgbrēades	picgbrēada
dative	picgbrēade	picgbrēadum

Descendants

• Middle English: picbred (“glans”)