priestar

Old High German

Alternative forms

• priest

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French prestre.

Noun

priestar m

1. priest

   Synonym: pfaffo

Declension

Declension of priestar (masculine a-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	priestar	priestarā, priestara
accusative	priestar	priestarā, priestara
genitive	priestares	priestaro
dative	priestare	priestarum
instrumental	priestaru	—

Descendants

• Middle High German: priester, briester, prēster
  • Central Franconian:
    • Hunsrik: Priester
  • German: Priester

References

• Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “priestar”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch‎^[1] (in German), 6th edition