Part of speech: noun
Gender: masculine
Stem: -ja-
scholar; writer; scribe, copyist
Etymology
[Mod E WRITER ← wrítan v “to write” + -ere (a suff denoting a performer of a specified action or activity); OHG rizzāri; O Icel ritari]
Paradigm
1.1.1. (b) -ja- stem
(subtype of -a- stem nouns)
masculine gender
(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bridd-
nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
brid
(fledgling) |
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singular | plural | |
nominative | brid, bridd | briddas |
genitive | briddes | bridda |
dative (instrumental) | bridde | briddum |
accusative | brid, bridd | briddas |
(b) originally long stems: end-
nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
ende
(end) |
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ende | endas |
genitive | endes | enda |
dative (instrumental) | ende | endum |
accusative | ende | endas |
(c) short stems ending on -ri: heri-
nouns, -ja- stem, masculine gender
here
(army, host) |
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singular | plural | |
nominative | here | herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas |
genitive | heries, heres, her(i)ȝes | heria, her(i)ȝa |
dative (instrumental) | herie, her(i)ȝe | herium, her(i)ȝum |
accusative | here | herias, her(i)ȝas, heriȝeas |
neuter gender
(a) (originally short) stems, lengthened as a result of the West Germanic gemination of consonants: bedd-
nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
bedd
(bed) |
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singular | plural | |
nominative | bed, bedd | bed, bedd |
genitive | beddes | bedda |
dative (instrumental) | bedde | beddum |
accusative | bed, bedd | bed, bedd |
(b) originally long stems: ǽrend-
nouns, -ja- stem, neuter gender
ǽrende
(errand, mission) |
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ǽrende | ǽrendu |
genitive | ǽrend | ǽrenda |
dative (instrumental) | ǽrend | ǽrendum |
accusative | ǽrend | ǽrendu |
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