fiergengat

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Old English

Alternative forms

firgengāt, fyrgengāt

Etymology

fiergen (“mountain”) +‎ gāt (“goat”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfi͜yr.ɡenˌɡɑːt/, [ˈfi͜yrˠ.ɣenˌɡɑːt]

Noun

fiergengāt f

chamois (a goat antelope (Rupicapra rupicapra))

Declension

Declension of fiergengat (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fiergengāt	fiergengǣt
accusative	fiergengāt	fiergengǣt
genitive	fiergengǣt, fiergengāte	fiergengāta
dative	fiergengǣt	fiergengātum

Descendants

Middle English: firegat

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “firgengāt”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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