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Old English · noun

dædfruma

Normalised dǣdfruma

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈdæːdˌfru.mɑ/
Syllables
ˈdæːd · ˌfru · mɑ (3 syllables)
Modern English
perpetratordoerlaborer

Meaning

  1. perpetrator, doer

  2. laborer

Declension

Declension of dædfruma
SingularPlural
Nominative dǣdfrumadǣdfruman
Accusative dǣdfrumandǣdfruman
Genitive dǣdfrumandǣdfrumena
Dative dǣdfrumandǣdfrumum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Compound of dǣd (“deed”) + fruma (“originator”)

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