collenferhþ
Old English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom *collen (“swollen”) + ferhþ (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editcollenferhþ
- (poetic) fierce-minded, bold of spirit, bold
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.- Man must pause when he tells a promise
until bold spirit would know clearly
where thought of hearts would turn.
- Man must pause when he tells a promise
Declension
editDeclension of collenferhþ — Strong
Declension of collenferhþ — Weak
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “collenferhþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.