sigefolc
Old English
Etymology
From siġe (“victory”) + folc (“people, folk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsi.jeˌfolk/, [ˈsi.jeˌfoɫk]
Noun
siġefolc n
- (poetic) a victorious people
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | siġefolc | siġefolc |
| accusative | siġefolc | siġefolc |
| genitive | siġefolces | siġefolca |
| dative | siġefolce | siġefolcum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sige-folc”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.