Old English · adjective
collenferhþ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈkol.lenˌferxθ/[ˈkoɫ.ɫenˌferˠxθ]
- Syllables
- ˈkol · len · ˌferxθ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- fierce-minded
Meaning
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fierce-minded, bold of spirit, bold
oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.
Man must pause when he tells a promise until bold spirit would know clearly where thought of hearts would turn.
Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
Etymology
From *collen (“swollen”) + ferhþ (“spirit”).
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