bigenga

Old English

Alternative forms

• bīgenġea, bīgonġa, bīgenċġa, bīġgenġa

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bīgangijō, equivalent to bī- +‎ genġa. Cognate with Old High German bigengo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbiːˌjen.jɑ/, [ˈbiːˌjen.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun

bīġenġa m

1. inhabitant
2. cultivator
3. one who takes care of others; benefactor
4. observer; worshipper

Declension

Declension of bīġenġa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bīġenġa	bīġenġan
accusative	bīġenġan	bīġenġan
genitive	bīġenġan	bīġenġena
dative	bīġenġan	bīġenġum

Derived terms

• eorþbīġenġa
• landbegenġa

Related terms

• beganga
• bīġenġe

Descendants

• Middle English: beȝenga, beȝeng