feohgifre
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom feoh (“money”) + ġīfre (“eager”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editfeohġīfre
- greedy of money, avaricious, covetous
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ,
ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre,
ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.- Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
nor too weak warrior, nor too careless,
nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money,
nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.
- Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words,
Declension
editDeclension of feohġīfre — Strong
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | feohġīfre | feohġīfru, feohġīfro | feohġīfre |
Accusative | feohġīferne | feohġīfre | feohġīfre |
Genitive | feohġīfres | feohġīfre | feohġīfres |
Dative | feohġīfrum | feohġīfre | feohġīfrum |
Instrumental | feohġīfre | feohġīfre | feohġīfre |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | feohġīfre | feohġīfra, feohġīfre | feohġīfru, feohġīfro |
Accusative | feohġīfre | feohġīfra, feohġīfre | feohġīfru, feohġīfro |
Genitive | feohġīfra | feohġīfra | feohġīfra |
Dative | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
Instrumental | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
Declension of feohġīfre — Weak
References
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “feohġīfre”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.