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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

  1. 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

All forms (9)

Etymology

From feoh (“money”) + ġīfre (“eager”).

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