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Old English · adjective

felafrecne

Normalised felafrēcne

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfe.lɑˌfreːk.ne/
Syllables
ˈfe · lɑ · ˌfreːk · ne (4 syllables)
Modern English
greatly

Meaning

  1. greatly wild or savage

    byþ ānmōd and oferhyrned, felafrēcne dēor, feohteþ mid hornum, mǣre mōrstapa; þæt is mōdiġ wuht.

    An aurochs is steadfast and over-horned, well-wrathful beast, fights with horns, the well-known moor-stepper. That’s a headstrong being.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:

Declension

Strong declension of felafrecne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative felafrēcnefelafrēcnufelafrēcnofelafrēcne
Accusative felafrēcnefelafrēcnefelafrēcne
Genitive felafrēcnesfelafrēcenrefelafrēcnes
Dative felafrēcnumfelafrēcenrefelafrēcnum
Instrumental felafrēcnefelafrēcenrefelafrēcne
Plural
Nominative felafrēcnefelafrēcnafelafrēcnefelafrēcnufelafrēcno
Accusative felafrēcnefelafrēcnafelafrēcnefelafrēcnufelafrēcno
Genitive felafrēcenrafelafrēcenrafelafrēcenra
Dative felafrēcnumfelafrēcnumfelafrēcnum
Instrumental felafrēcnumfelafrēcnumfelafrēcnum
Weak declension of felafrecne
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative felafrēcnafelafrēcnefelafrēcne
Accusative felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcne
Genitive felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcnan
Dative felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcnan
Instrumental felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcnan
Plural
Nominative felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcnan
Accusative felafrēcnanfelafrēcnanfelafrēcnan
Genitive felafrēcenrafelafrēcnenafelafrēcenrafelafrēcnenafelafrēcenrafelafrēcnena
Dative felafrēcnumfelafrēcnumfelafrēcnum
Instrumental felafrēcnumfelafrēcnumfelafrēcnum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From fela (“many”) + frēcne (“dangerous, fierce”).

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