Old English · adjective
defe
Normalised dēfe
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈdeː.fe/[ˈdeː.ve]
- Syllables
- ˈdeː · fe (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- kindlybefittingsuitablemeekproper
defe1 · adjective
Senses
-
suitable, befitting, proper, meek, gentle, kind
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dēfe | dēfudēfo | dēfe |
| Accusative | dēfne | dēfe | dēfe |
| Genitive | dēfes | dēfre | dēfes |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfre | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfe | dēfre | dēfe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dēfe | dēfadēfe | dēfudēfo |
| Accusative | dēfe | dēfadēfe | dēfudēfo |
| Genitive | dēfra | dēfra | dēfra |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dēfa | dēfe | dēfe |
| Accusative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfe |
| Genitive | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Dative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Instrumental | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Accusative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Genitive | dēfradēfena | dēfradēfena | dēfradēfena |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
defe2 · adverb
Senses
-
kindly
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, from Proto-Germanic *dōbiz.
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