pilgrim
See also: Pilgrim
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.
- 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.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Swedish pilagrimber, from Old Norse pílagrímr (“pilgrim”), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner, traveler”).
Noun edit
pilgrim c
Declension edit
| Declension of pilgrim | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | pilgrim | pilgrimen | pilgrimer | pilgrimerna |
| Genitive | pilgrims | pilgrimens | pilgrimers | pilgrimernas |