bigenga

Old English

Alternative forms
  • bīgenġea, bīgonġa, bīgenċġa, bīġgenġa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīgangijō, equivalent to bī- +‎ genġa. Cognate with Old High German bigengo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbiːˌjen.jɑ/, [ˈbiːˌjen.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun

bīġenġa m

  1. inhabitant
  2. cultivator
  3. one who takes care of others; benefactor
  4. observer; worshipper

Declension
Declension of bigenga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bīġenġa bīġenġan
accusative bīġenġan bīġenġan
genitive bīġenġan bīġenġena
dative bīġenġan bīġenġum

Derived terms
  • eorþbīġenġa
  • landbegenġa
  • beganga
  • bīġenġe

Descendants
  • Middle English: beȝenga, beȝeng
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