Old English · noun
forþgesceaft
Normalised forþġesċeaft
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine / neuter
- Declension
- strong i-stem
- IPA
- /ˈforθ.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft/[ˈforˠð.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft]
- Syllables
- ˈforθ · je · ˌʃæ͜ɑft (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- worldcreation
Meaning
-
the world; creation
-
the future state of the world, one's own future
Seldan snottor guma sorglēas blissað swylce dol seldon drymeð sorgful ymb his forðġesceaft nefne hē fǣhþe wite.
Seldom is a wise man's rejoicing free from care; e'en as seldom is a fool's revelry troubled with care concerning the future, unless he experience adverversity.
A Father's Instruction
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | forþġesċeaft | forþġesċeafteforþġesċeafta |
| Accusative | forþġesċeaftforþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafteforþġesċeafta |
| Genitive | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafta |
| Dative | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeaftum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From forþ- + ġesċeaft.
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