Sigar
Old English
Etymology
Short form of Siġegār.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiːˌɡɑːr/
Proper noun
Sīgār m
- a male given name
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sīgār | — |
| accusative | Sīgār | — |
| genitive | Sīgāres | — |
| dative | Sīgāre | — |
References
- Liber Vitae Ecclesiae Dunelmensis: Nec Non Obituaria Duo Ejusdem Ecclesiae (Durham Liber Vitae) page 49, line 21, recorded as "Sigar"
- Electronic Sawyer S 882 (Latin) (King Æthelred to Æscwig, bishop (of Dorchester); confirmation of 30 hides (mansiunculae) at Monks Risborough, Bucks. The land had been sold to Æscwig by Sigeric, archbishop of Canterbury, for 90 pounds of silver and 200 mancuses of gold, in order to raise money to pay off the Danes threatening Canterbury), Sigar is mentioned as "Sigar" in the text and old text sections.