preost

Middle English

Noun

preost

  1. alternative form of prest (“priest”)

Old English

Etymology

From Late Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros), from πρέσβυς (présbus, “elder, older”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pre͜oːst/

Noun

prēost m

  1. priest
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      ⁊ þȳ ilcan ġēare man ġehālgode Tātwine tō ærċebisċeop, sēo wæs ǣr in Mercum preost in Brēodūne. Hine hālgodan Daniel Wæntan bisċeop ⁊ Ingwald Lunden bisċeop ⁊ Aldwine Licetfelda ƀ ⁊ Aldulf Rofesċeastre ƀ...
      And in the same year [731], Tatwine, who was previously a priest in Breodun, Mercia, was ordained archbishop. He was ordained by Daniel bishop of Winchester, Ingwald bishop of London, Aldwine bishop of Lichfield, and Aldwulf bishop of Rochester...
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCCCLXIIII Hēr drǣfde Ēadgār cyng þā preostas on Ċeastre of ealdan mynstre, ⁊ nīwan mynstre, ⁊ of Ċeortesiġe, ⁊ of Middeltūne, ⁊ sette hȳ mid munecan, ⁊ hē sette Æðelgār abbod tō nīwan mynstre tō abbode, Ordbriht to Ċeortesiġe, ⁊ Cyneweard to Middeltūne.
      Year 964 In this year King Edgar drove the priests in Chester out of the old monastery and the new monastery, and out of Chertsey and Middleton and replaced them with monks. He appointed Abbot Athelgar as abbot of the new monastery, Ordbright as abbot of Chertsey, and Cyneweard as abbot of Middleton.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative prēost prēostas
accusative prēost prēostas
genitive prēostes prēosta
dative prēoste prēostum

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Descendants

  • Middle English: prest, preest
  • Old Norse: prestr
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