ciricsceatt

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċirċsċeatt, ċiriċsċeat, ċyrċsċeatt, ċyriċsċeatt

Etymology

Equivalent to ċiriċe +‎ sċeatt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑtt/, [ˈt͡ʃi.rit͡ʃˌʃæ͜ɑt]

Noun

ċiriċsċeatt m (nominative plural ċiriċsċeattas)

1. church-scot, that is a tax in the form of agricultural commodities collected by the church

Declension

Declension of ciricsceatt (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ċiriċsċeatt	ċiriċsċeattas
accusative	ċiriċsċeatt	ċiriċsċeattas
genitive	ċiriċsċeattes	ċiriċsċeatta
dative	ċiriċsċeatte	ċiriċsċeattum

Derived terms

• ċiriċsċeattweorc n

Descendants

• Middle English: chirshet, cherset
  • English: churchset, churchscot

References

• Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
• T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921