Noun: sincþegu
Gender: f
Nominative
| Singular | sincþegu |
| Plural | sincþega; sincþege |
Genitive
| Singular | sincþege |
| Plural | sincþega |
Dative
| Singular | sincþege |
| Plural | sincþegum |
Accusative
| Singular | sincþege |
| Plural | sincþega; sincþege |
Sample Sentences
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Ġemon hē seleseċġas · ond sincþege,
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hū hine on ġeoguðe · his goldwine
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wenede tō wiste · Wyn eal ġedrēas. (He remembers hall-men and takings of treasures,
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how his goldfriend accustomed him
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to feast on youth. Mirth has completely perished.) [10th century, The Wanderer:]
Nouns inflected like sincþegu
wundswaþu,
heolorbledu,
feohlufu,
siblufu,
martyrracu,
sincþegu,
selfcwalu,
wordlaþu,
þrotu,
þracu,
lempedu,
fremu,
fricu,
friþu,
fyllu,
grafu,
granu,
clacu,
clawu,
cwalu, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From sinc (“treasure”) + *þegu (“taking, accepting”).
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