foregenga

Old English edit

Etymology edit

From fore- +‎ *genġa, literally "someone who walks before/in front of". Compare West Frisian foargonger, Dutch voorganger, German Vorgänger, and Swedish föregångare, which are formed similarly.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈfo.reˌɡen.jɑ/, [ˈfo.reˌɡen.d͡ʒɑ]

Noun edit

foregenġa m

predecessor

Declension edit

Declension of foregenga (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	foregenġa	foregenġan
accusative	foregenġan	foregenġan
genitive	foregenġan	foregenġena
dative	foregenġan	foregenġum

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