singrene
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsinˌɡreː.ne/
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *singrōnijā, equivalent to sin- + grēne. Cognate with Old High German singruona (“evergreen, houseleek”).
Alternative forms
- syngrēne
Noun
singrēne f
Declension
Weak feminine (n-stem):
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | singrēne | singrēnan |
| accusative | singrēnan | singrēnan |
| genitive | singrēnan | singrēnena |
| dative | singrēnan | singrēnum |
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *singrōnī, from Proto-Germanic *singrōniz. Cognate with Old High German singruoni (“evergreen”), Old Norse sígrǿnn (“evergreen”).
Adjective
singrēne
Declension
Declension of singrēne — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | singrēne | singrēnu, singrēno | singrēne |
| Accusative | singrēnne | singrēne | singrēne |
| Genitive | singrēnes | singrēnre | singrēnes |
| Dative | singrēnum | singrēnre | singrēnum |
| Instrumental | singrēne | singrēnre | singrēne |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | singrēne | singrēna, singrēne | singrēnu, singrēno |
| Accusative | singrēne | singrēna, singrēne | singrēnu, singrēno |
| Genitive | singrēnra | singrēnra | singrēnra |
| Dative | singrēnum | singrēnum | singrēnum |
| Instrumental | singrēnum | singrēnum | singrēnum |
Declension of singrēne — Weak
Descendants
- Middle English: singrene
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “singrēne”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.