firenhycga

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From firen +‎ hyċġan.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.renˌxyj.jɑ/, [ˈfi.renˌhyd.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun[edit]

firenhyċġa m[1][2]

  1. a person with sinful ideas, an adulterer

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References[edit]

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