pilgrim

Etymology

Middle English (early 13th century) pilegrim, from Old French pelegrin (11th century), from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”) (English peregrine (“wandering”)), a derivation from peregrē (“from abroad”); see per- + ager (“field, farm”).

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

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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   • 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[.]

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)

Etymology

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

Noun

pilgrim c

1. pilgrim