angenga

Old English
FWOTD – 20 May 2015

Etymology

From ān +‎ genga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːnˌɡenɡɑ/, [ˈɑːnˌɡeŋɡɑ]

Noun

āngenga m

  1. (poetic) lone traveller, solitary walker
    • Beowulf, lines 448-449:
      byreð blodig wæl, || byrgean þenceð, / eteð angenga || unmurnlice.
      The lone-walker (Grendel) will take my bloody corpse, think about tasting it, and eat it without repugnation.

Declension
Declension of angenga (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative āngenga āngengan
accusative āngengan āngengan
genitive āngengan āngengena
dative āngengan āngengum

Alternative forms
  • angengea
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