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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English pilegrim, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine.
The change of –r...r– to –l...r– is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian cognate pellegrino.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilgrim (plural pilgrims)
- One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 11:13:
- strangers and pilgrims on the earth
- (slang) A newcomer.
- (historical) A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
traveler, especially to religious sites
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Verb[edit]
pilgrim (third-person singular simple present pilgrims, present participle pilgriming, simple past and past participle pilgrimed)
- (intransitive) To journey; to wander; to ramble.
- 1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. […], London: […] W. Rawlins, for the author, →OCLC:
- For that he hath no certain home, or diet, but pilgrims up and down every where, feeding upon all sorts of Plants
- 1851, Thomas Carlyle, The Life of John Sterling:
- [T]o all galleries, churches, sistine chapels, ruins, coliseums, and artistic or dilettante shrines he zealously pilgrimed[.]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse pílagrímr (“pilgrim”), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /pilɡrɛm/, [ˈpʰilˌɡ̊ʁɛmˀ], [ˈpʰilˌɡ̊ʁɛm] or IPA(key): /piːlɡrɛm/, [ˈpʰiːlˌɡ̊ʁɛmˀ], [ˈpʰiːlˌɡ̊ʁɛm]
Noun[edit]
pilgrim c (singular definite pilgrimmen, plural indefinite pilgrimme)
- pilgrim (traveller, especially to religious sites)
Inflection[edit]
Declension of pilgrim
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pilgrim | pilgrimmen | pilgrimme | pilgrimmene |
genitive | pilgrims | pilgrimmens | pilgrimmes | pilgrimmenes |
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
pilgrim (plural pilgrimes)
- Alternative form of pilegrim
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse pílagrímr (“pilgrim”), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”).
Noun[edit]
pilgrim c
Declension[edit]
Declension of pilgrim | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pilgrim | pilgrimen | pilgrimer | pilgrimerna |
Genitive | pilgrims | pilgrimens | pilgrimers | pilgrimernas |
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