pilgrim

See also: Pilgrim

English

Etymology

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.

Noun

pilgrim (plural pilgrims)

  1. One who travels, especially on a journey to visit sites of religious significance.
    • Bible, Hebrews xi. 13
      strangers and pilgrims on the earth
  2. (slang) A newcomer.
  3. (historical) A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

pilgrim (third-person singular simple present pilgrims, present participle pilgriming, simple past and past participle pilgrimed)

  1. (intransitive) To journey; to wander; to ramble.
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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse pílagrímr (pilgrim), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (foreigner, traveler).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pilɡrɛm/, [ˈpʰilˌɡ̊ʁɛmˀ], [ˈpʰilˌɡ̊ʁɛm] or IPA(key): /piːlɡrɛm/, [ˈpʰiːlˌɡ̊ʁɛmˀ], [ˈpʰiːlˌɡ̊ʁɛm]

Noun

pilgrim c (singular definite pilgrimmen, plural indefinite pilgrimme)

  1. pilgrim (traveller, especially to religious sites)

Inflection


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse pílagrímr (pilgrim), from Medieval Latin pelegrinus, from Latin peregrīnus (foreigner, traveler).

Noun

pilgrim c

  1. pilgrim

Declension

Declension of pilgrim 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pilgrim pilgrimen pilgrimer pilgrimerna
Genitive pilgrims pilgrimens pilgrimers pilgrimernas

Derived terms

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