utfus

Old English

Etymology

From ūt +‎ fūs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːtˌfuːs/

Adjective

ūtfūs

1. (poetic, hapax) eager to leave, ready to depart
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎^[1], published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132v:

     þær æt hyðe stod hringedstefna,
     isig ⁊ utfus, æþelinges fær.

     There at harbor stood a ring-stemmed ship,
     ice covered and eager to sail, the prince's vessel.

Declension

Declension of ūtfūs — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ūtfūs	ūtfūs	ūtfūs
Accusative	ūtfūsne	ūtfūse	ūtfūs
Genitive	ūtfūses	ūtfūsre	ūtfūses
Dative	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsre	ūtfūsum
Instrumental	ūtfūse	ūtfūsre	ūtfūse
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ūtfūse	ūtfūsa, ūtfūse	ūtfūs
Accusative	ūtfūse	ūtfūsa, ūtfūse	ūtfūs
Genitive	ūtfūsra	ūtfūsra	ūtfūsra
Dative	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum
Instrumental	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum

Declension of ūtfūs — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ūtfūsa	ūtfūse	ūtfūse
Accusative	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūse
Genitive	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan
Dative	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan
Instrumental	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan
Accusative	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan	ūtfūsan
Genitive	ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena	ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena	ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena
Dative	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum
Instrumental	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum	ūtfūsum

Descendants

• Middle English: outfous, outefouse, outfowse

Further reading

• Patrick Stiles (2019 August 20) “Beowulf 33a and Hapax Legomena”, in Neophilologus, volume 104, →DOI, pages 255–261.