"tiger" meaning in Old English

See tiger in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈti.ɡer/, [ˈti.ɣer]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *tīgr (“tiger”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|la|grc}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*tīgr|t=tiger}} Proto-West Germanic *tīgr (“tiger”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|nominative plural|tigras|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|head2=|sort=}} tiger m (nominative plural tigras), {{ang-noun|m|tigras}} tiger m (nominative plural tigras) Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-a-m|tigr|nomsg=tiger}}, {{ang-decl-noun|tiger|tigras|tiger|tigras|tigres|tigra|tigre|tigrum|num=|title=|type=strong a-stem}} Forms: tigras [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], tiger [nominative, singular], tigras [nominative, plural], tiger [accusative, singular], tigras [accusative, plural], tigres [genitive, singular], tigra [genitive, plural], tigre [dative, singular], tigrum [dative, plural]
  1. tiger Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Felids Derived forms: tigrisċ
    Sense id: en-tiger-ang-noun-8VwWuZ-C Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "args": {
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            "2": "tygre",
            "qq": "partially from Old French"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: tygre, tygur, tygyr, tigre, tiger, teger, tegre (partially from Old French)\nEnglish: tiger (see there for further descendants)\nScots: teeger",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
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    }
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "form": "tigras",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "tiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "tigras",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tiger",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tigres",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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        "dative",
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      ]
    }
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        "5": "",
        "6": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "sort": ""
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        "title": "",
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      "ipa": "/ˈti.ɡer/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈti.ɣer]"
    }
  ],
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          },
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          "name": "desctree"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tigre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "",
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        "g2": "",
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈti.ɣer]"
    }
  ],
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}

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