Old English · adjective
domgeorn
Normalised dōmġeorn
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈdoːmˌje͜orn/[ˈdoːmˌje͜orˠn]
- Syllables
- ˈdoːm · ˌje͜orn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ambitiouseagerjusticefamevirtuous
Meaning
-
eager for fame, for justice
in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;
Therefore, eager for glory men oft bind tightly in their breast-chambers the sad one.
Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft -
ambitious, virtuous
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dōmġeorn | dōmġeorn | dōmġeorn |
| Accusative | dōmġeorne | dōmġeorne | dōmġeorn |
| Genitive | dōmġeornes | dōmġeornre | dōmġeornes |
| Dative | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornre | dōmġeornum |
| Instrumental | dōmġeorne | dōmġeornre | dōmġeorne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dōmġeorne | dōmġeornadōmġeorne | dōmġeorn |
| Accusative | dōmġeorne | dōmġeornadōmġeorne | dōmġeorn |
| Genitive | dōmġeornra | dōmġeornra | dōmġeornra |
| Dative | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum |
| Instrumental | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | dōmġeorna | dōmġeorne | dōmġeorne |
| Accusative | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeorne |
| Genitive | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan |
| Dative | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan |
| Instrumental | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan |
| Accusative | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan | dōmġeornan |
| Genitive | dōmġeornradōmġeornena | dōmġeornradōmġeornena | dōmġeornradōmġeornena |
| Dative | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum |
| Instrumental | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum | dōmġeornum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From dōm (“fame, justice”) + ġeorn (“eager”).
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