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Old English · adjective

efnþrowiende

Normalised efnþrōwiende

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˌefnˈθroː.wi.en.de/
[ˌevnˈθroː.wi.en.de]
Syllables
ˌefn · ˈθroː · wi · en · de (5 syllables)
Modern English
sympathetic

efnþrowiende1 · adjective

Senses

  1. sympathetic (+ dative = to someone)

    Sē lārēow sċeal bēon eallum mannum efnþrōwiende.

    A teacher should be sympathetic to everyone.

    late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory's Pastoral Care

Declension

Strong declension of efnþrowiende
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative efnþrōwiendeefnþrōwienduefnþrōwiendoefnþrōwiende
Accusative efnþrōwiendneefnþrōwiendeefnþrōwiende
Genitive efnþrōwiendesefnþrōwiendreefnþrōwiendes
Dative efnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendreefnþrōwiendum
Instrumental efnþrōwiendeefnþrōwiendreefnþrōwiende
Plural
Nominative efnþrōwiendeefnþrōwiendaefnþrōwiendeefnþrōwienduefnþrōwiendo
Accusative efnþrōwiendeefnþrōwiendaefnþrōwiendeefnþrōwienduefnþrōwiendo
Genitive efnþrōwiendraefnþrōwiendraefnþrōwiendra
Dative efnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendum
Instrumental efnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendum
Weak declension of efnþrowiende
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative efnþrōwiendaefnþrōwiendeefnþrōwiende
Accusative efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiende
Genitive efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendan
Dative efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendan
Instrumental efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendan
Plural
Nominative efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendan
Accusative efnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendanefnþrōwiendan
Genitive efnþrōwiendraefnþrōwiendenaefnþrōwiendraefnþrōwiendenaefnþrōwiendraefnþrōwiendena
Dative efnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendum
Instrumental efnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendumefnþrōwiendum

efnþrowiende2 · verb · inflected form

Senses

  1. present participle of efnþrōwian

  2. Inflected form of efnþrōwian

All forms (11)

Etymology

efnþrōwian + -ende

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