pilgrim
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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- IPA(key): /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Hyphenation: pil‧grim
Noun
editpilgrim (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.
- 2014, W.R. Benton, War Drums:
- "I wouldn't unfork that horse yet, pilgrim. I want a good look at ya first."
- (historical) A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.
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Verb
editpilgrim (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
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editpilgrim c (singular definite pilgrimmen, plural indefinite pilgrimme)
- pilgrim (traveller, especially to religious sites)
Inflection
editcommon gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | pilgrim | pilgrimmen | pilgrimme | pilgrimmene |
genitive | pilgrims | pilgrimmens | pilgrimmes | pilgrimmenes |
Middle English
editNoun
editpilgrim (plural pilgrimes)
- Alternative form of pilegrim
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish pilagrimber, from Old Norse pílagrímr (“pilgrim”), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”).
Noun
editpilgrim c
Declension
editDeclension 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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