Old English · adjective
feasceaftig
Normalised fēasċeaftiġ
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfæ͜ɑːˌʃæ͜ɑf.tij/
- Syllables
- ˈfæ͜ɑː · ˌʃæ͜ɑf · tij (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- poorwretched
Meaning
-
poor, wretched
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | fēasċeaftiġ | fēasċeaftiġufēasċeaftġufēasċeaftiġofēasċeaftġo | fēasċeaftiġ |
| Accusative | fēasċeaftiġne | fēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġ |
| Genitive | fēasċeaftiġesfēasċeaftġes | fēasċeaftiġre | fēasċeaftiġesfēasċeaftġes |
| Dative | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum | fēasċeaftiġre | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum |
| Instrumental | fēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġre | fēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | fēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġafēasċeaftġafēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġufēasċeaftġufēasċeaftiġofēasċeaftġo |
| Accusative | fēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġafēasċeaftġafēasċeaftiġefēasċeaftġe | fēasċeaftiġufēasċeaftġufēasċeaftiġofēasċeaftġo |
| Genitive | fēasċeaftiġra | fēasċeaftiġra | fēasċeaftiġra |
| Dative | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum |
| Instrumental | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum | fēasċeaftiġumfēasċeaftġum |
All forms (20)
Etymology
From fēa (“few”) + sċeaft (“creature”) + -iġ.
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