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Old English · adjective

felaleof

Normalised felalēof

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfe.lɑˌle͜oːf/
Syllables
ˈfe · lɑ · ˌle͜oːf (3 syllables)
Modern English
much-lovedloved

Meaning

  1. much-loved

    Sċeal iċ feor ġe nēah mīnes felalēofan fǣhðu drēogan. Hēht mec mon wunian on wuda bearwe, under āctrēo in þām eorðsċræfe.

    I should far or near undergo foehood of my much-loved. The man bade me to live in wood grove, under an oak tree in the earthen-cave.

    10th century, The Wife's Lament:

Declension

Strong declension of felaleof
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative felalēoffelalēoffelalēof
Accusative felalēofnefelalēofefelalēof
Genitive felalēofesfelalēofrefelalēofes
Dative felalēofumfelalēofrefelalēofum
Instrumental felalēofefelalēofrefelalēofe
Plural
Nominative felalēofefelalēofafelalēofefelalēof
Accusative felalēofefelalēofafelalēofefelalēof
Genitive felalēofrafelalēofrafelalēofra
Dative felalēofumfelalēofumfelalēofum
Instrumental felalēofumfelalēofumfelalēofum
Weak declension of felaleof
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative felalēofafelalēofefelalēofe
Accusative felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofe
Genitive felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofan
Dative felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofan
Instrumental felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofan
Plural
Nominative felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofan
Accusative felalēofanfelalēofanfelalēofan
Genitive felalēofrafelalēofenafelalēofrafelalēofenafelalēofrafelalēofena
Dative felalēofumfelalēofumfelalēofum
Instrumental felalēofumfelalēofumfelalēofum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From fela (“much”) + lēof (“beloved”).

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