Old English · adjective
feohgifre
Normalised feohġīfre
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfe͜oxˌjiːf.re/[ˈfe͜oxˌjiːv.re]
- Syllables
- ˈfe͜ox · ˌjiːf · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- avariciouscovetousgreedy
Meaning
-
greedy of money, avaricious, covetous
ne tō wāc wiga, · ne tō wanhȳdiġ, ne tō forht, ne tō fæġen, · ne tō feohġīfre, ne nǣfre ġielpes tō ġeorn, · ǣr hē ġeare cunne.
Should not be too wrathful, nor too hasty in words, nor too weak warrior, nor too careless, nor too fearful, nor too joyful, nor too eager for money, nor ever too eager of pride, before he would know enough.
Ne sċeal nō tō hātheort, · ne tō hrædwyrde,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | feohġīfre | feohġīfrufeohġīfro | feohġīfre |
| Accusative | feohġīferne | feohġīfre | feohġīfre |
| Genitive | feohġīfres | feohġīfre | feohġīfres |
| Dative | feohġīfrum | feohġīfre | feohġīfrum |
| Instrumental | feohġīfre | feohġīfre | feohġīfre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | feohġīfre | feohġīfrafeohġīfre | feohġīfrufeohġīfro |
| Accusative | feohġīfre | feohġīfrafeohġīfre | feohġīfrufeohġīfro |
| Genitive | feohġīfra | feohġīfra | feohġīfra |
| Dative | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
| Instrumental | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | feohġīfra | feohġīfre | feohġīfre |
| Accusative | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfre |
| Genitive | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfran |
| Dative | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfran |
| Instrumental | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfran |
| Accusative | feohġīfran | feohġīfran | feohġīfran |
| Genitive | feohġīfrafeohġīfrena | feohġīfrafeohġīfrena | feohġīfrafeohġīfrena |
| Dative | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
| Instrumental | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum | feohġīfrum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From feoh (“money”) + ġīfre (“eager”).
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