Old English · adjective
beaducaf
Normalised beaducāf
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈbæ͜ɑ.du.kɑːf/
- Syllables
- ˈbæ͜ɑ · du · kɑːf (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
bold, ready to fight
Wulfes iċ mīnes wīdlāstum wēnum dogode; þonne hit wæs rēniġ weder ond iċ rēotugu sæt, þonne mec sē beaducāfa bōgum bileġde, wæs mē wyn tō þon, wæs mē hwæþre ēac lāð.
With hopes, I dogged the wide-goings of my Wulf; then it was rainy wind and mournful I sat, then the bold-for-fight laid upon me with arms, there was a mirth for me in that, however it was also hateful for me.
10th century, Wulf and Eadwacer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | beaducāf | beaducāf | beaducāf |
| Accusative | beaducāfne | beaducāfe | beaducāf |
| Genitive | beaducāfes | beaducāfre | beaducāfes |
| Dative | beaducāfum | beaducāfre | beaducāfum |
| Instrumental | beaducāfe | beaducāfre | beaducāfe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | beaducāfe | beaducāfabeaducāfe | beaducāf |
| Accusative | beaducāfe | beaducāfabeaducāfe | beaducāf |
| Genitive | beaducāfra | beaducāfra | beaducāfra |
| Dative | beaducāfum | beaducāfum | beaducāfum |
| Instrumental | beaducāfum | beaducāfum | beaducāfum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | beaducāfa | beaducāfe | beaducāfe |
| Accusative | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfe |
| Genitive | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfan |
| Dative | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfan |
| Instrumental | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfan |
| Accusative | beaducāfan | beaducāfan | beaducāfan |
| Genitive | beaducāfrabeaducāfena | beaducāfrabeaducāfena | beaducāfrabeaducāfena |
| Dative | beaducāfum | beaducāfum | beaducāfum |
| Instrumental | beaducāfum | beaducāfum | beaducāfum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From beadu (“fight, war”) + cāf (“bold”).
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