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
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