Old English · adjective
foregleaw
Normalised foreglēaw
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈfo.reˌɡlæ͜ɑːw/
- Syllables
- ˈfo · re · ˌɡlæ͜ɑːw (3 syllables)
Meaning
-
very prudent
Hē wæs swīþe snotor wer, and sōþfæst on sprǣċe, rihtwīs on dōme, and on rǣde foreglēaw...
He was a very wise man, and truthful in speech, righteous in judgement, and very prudent in counsel...
late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | foreglēaw | foreglēaw | foreglēaw |
| Accusative | foreglēawne | foreglēawe | foreglēaw |
| Genitive | foreglēawes | foreglēawre | foreglēawes |
| Dative | foreglēawum | foreglēawre | foreglēawum |
| Instrumental | foreglēawe | foreglēawre | foreglēawe |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | foreglēawe | foreglēawaforeglēawe | foreglēaw |
| Accusative | foreglēawe | foreglēawaforeglēawe | foreglēaw |
| Genitive | foreglēawra | foreglēawra | foreglēawra |
| Dative | foreglēawum | foreglēawum | foreglēawum |
| Instrumental | foreglēawum | foreglēawum | foreglēawum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | foreglēawa | foreglēawe | foreglēawe |
| Accusative | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawe |
| Genitive | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawan |
| Dative | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawan |
| Instrumental | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawan |
| Accusative | foreglēawan | foreglēawan | foreglēawan |
| Genitive | foreglēawraforeglēawena | foreglēawraforeglēawena | foreglēawraforeglēawena |
| Dative | foreglēawum | foreglēawum | foreglēawum |
| Instrumental | foreglēawum | foreglēawum | foreglēawum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
fore- + glēaw (“wise”)
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