niedgielda
Old English
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Etymology
From By surface analysis, nīedgield (“force payment”) + -a or nīed (“force”) + ġielda (“payer”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈni͜yːd.ɡi͜yl.dɑ/, [ˈni͜yːd.ɣi͜yɫ.dɑ]
Noun
nīedgielda m
- one who is forced to pay
Declension
Weak:
singular | plural | |
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nominative | nīedgielda | nīedgieldan |
accusative | nīedgieldan | nīedgieldan |
genitive | nīedgieldan | nīedgieldena |
dative | nīedgieldan | nīedgieldum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “níd-gilda”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.