gifre

Old English

Alternative forms

• ġīfere

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaībrī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjiːf.re/, [ˈjiːv.re]

Adjective

ġīfre (superlative ġīfrost)

1. greedy
2. eager

Declension

Declension of ġīfre — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġīfre	ġīfru, ġīfro	ġīfre
Accusative	ġīferne	ġīfre	ġīfre
Genitive	ġīfres	ġīfre	ġīfres
Dative	ġīfrum	ġīfre	ġīfrum
Instrumental	ġīfre	ġīfre	ġīfre
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġīfre	ġīfra, ġīfre	ġīfru, ġīfro
Accusative	ġīfre	ġīfra, ġīfre	ġīfru, ġīfro
Genitive	ġīfra	ġīfra	ġīfra
Dative	ġīfrum	ġīfrum	ġīfrum
Instrumental	ġīfrum	ġīfrum	ġīfrum

Declension of ġīfre — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġīfra	ġīfre	ġīfre
Accusative	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfre
Genitive	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfran
Dative	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfran
Instrumental	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfran
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfran
Accusative	ġīfran	ġīfran	ġīfran
Genitive	ġīfra, ġīfrena	ġīfra, ġīfrena	ġīfra, ġīfrena
Dative	ġīfrum	ġīfrum	ġīfrum
Instrumental	ġīfrum	ġīfrum	ġīfrum

Descendants

• Middle English: ʒiuere, ʒiure, ʒifer, ʒifre

See also

• ġītsung (“greed”)