Old English · adjective
afor
Normalised āfor
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɑː.for/[ˈɑː.vor]
- Syllables
- ˈɑː · for (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- acidicimpetuousbittersourharsh
Meaning
-
bitter, acidic, sour
-
sharp, severe, impetuous, harsh
-
hateful
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | āfor | āforuāfruāforoāfro | āfor |
| Accusative | āforne | āforeāfre | āfor |
| Genitive | āforesāfres | āforre | āforesāfres |
| Dative | āforumāfrum | āforre | āforumāfrum |
| Instrumental | āforeāfre | āforre | āforeāfre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | āforeāfre | āforaāfraāforeāfre | āforuāfruāforoāfro |
| Accusative | āforeāfre | āforaāfraāforeāfre | āforuāfruāforoāfro |
| Genitive | āforra | āforra | āforra |
| Dative | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum |
| Instrumental | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | āforaāfra | āforeāfre | āforeāfre |
| Accusative | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforeāfre |
| Genitive | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforanāfran |
| Dative | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforanāfran |
| Instrumental | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforanāfran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforanāfran |
| Accusative | āforanāfran | āforanāfran | āforanāfran |
| Genitive | āforraāforenaāfrena | āforraāforenaāfrena | āforraāforenaāfrena |
| Dative | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum |
| Instrumental | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum | āforumāfrum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *aibr, from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“sharp, bitter, vehement, dire”). Akin to Old High German eipar, eivar (“sour", "acidic”), and possibly to Old Norse æfr (“vehement, angry, chafing”).
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