Old English

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Etymology

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From firen +‎ hyċġan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfi.renˌxyj.jɑ/, [ˈfi.renˌhyd.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun

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firenhyċġa m[1][2]

  1. a person with sinful ideas, an adulterer

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “firen-hycga”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ John R. Clark Hall (1916) “firenhycga”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[2], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan