feowerfeald

Old English

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Cardinal: fēower     Ordinal: fēorþa     Age: fēowerwintre     Multiplier: fēowerfeald

Alternative forms

• fēarfeald

Etymology

From earlier fiþerfeald, with the original prefix replaced with fēower by analogy. Equivalent to fēower +‎ -feald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oː.werˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈfe͜oː.werˌfæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

fēowerfeald

1. fourfold

Declension

Declension of fēowerfeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fēowerfeald	fēowerfeald	fēowerfeald
Accusative	fēowerfealdne	fēowerfealde	fēowerfeald
Genitive	fēowerfealdes	fēowerfealdre	fēowerfealdes
Dative	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdre	fēowerfealdum
Instrumental	fēowerfealde	fēowerfealdre	fēowerfealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fēowerfealde	fēowerfealda, fēowerfealde	fēowerfeald
Accusative	fēowerfealde	fēowerfealda, fēowerfealde	fēowerfeald
Genitive	fēowerfealdra	fēowerfealdra	fēowerfealdra
Dative	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum
Instrumental	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum

Declension of fēowerfeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fēowerfealda	fēowerfealde	fēowerfealde
Accusative	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealde
Genitive	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan
Dative	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan
Instrumental	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan
Accusative	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan	fēowerfealdan
Genitive	fēowerfealdra, fēowerfealdena	fēowerfealdra, fēowerfealdena	fēowerfealdra, fēowerfealdena
Dative	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum
Instrumental	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum	fēowerfealdum

Descendants

• Middle English: fourefold, fourfold
  • English: fourfold

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “feówerfeald”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.