fiergengat
Old English
Alternative forms
- firgengāt, fyrgengāt
Etymology
fiergen + gāt
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfi͜yr.ɡenˌɡɑːt/, [ˈfi͜yrˠ.ɣenˌɡɑːt]
Noun
fiergengāt f
- chamois
Declension
Declension of fiergengat (strong consonant stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fiergengāt | fiergengǣt |
| accusative | fiergengāt | fiergengǣt |
| genitive | fiergengǣt, fiergengāte | fiergengāta |
| dative | fiergengǣt | fiergengātum |
Descendants
- Middle English: firegat
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “firgengāt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.