foregenga

Old English

Etymology

From fore- +‎ *genġa, literally "someone who walks before/in front of". Compare West Frisian foargonger, Dutch voorganger, German Vorgänger, and Swedish föregångare, which are formed similarly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfo.reˌɡen.jɑ/, [ˈfo.reˌɡen.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun

foregenġa m

  1. predecessor

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative foregenġa foregenġan
accusative foregenġan foregenġan
genitive foregenġan foregenġena
dative foregenġan foregenġum
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