domgeorn
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom dōm (“fame, justice”) + ġeorn (“eager”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editdōmġeorn
- eager for fame, for justice
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft
in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;- Therefore, eager for glory men oft bind tightly in their breast-chambers the sad one.
- ambitious, virtuous
Declension
editDeclension of dōmġeorn — Strong
Declension of dōmġeorn — Weak
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dōmġeorn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.