Old English · adjective
frod
Normalised frōd
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /froːd/
- Syllables
- froːd (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- froodexperiencedmaturewise
Meaning
-
wise, experienced
ond þis deorce līf · dēope ġeondþenċeð, frōd in ferðe, · feor oft ġemon wælsleahta worn, · ond þās word ācwið:
Then he deeply thinks over this wall-place and this dark life with wise thought, shrewd in mind, oft recalls the long bygone swarm of slaughters, and utters these words:
Sē þonne þisne wealsteal · wīse ġeþōhte -
old, mature
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | frōd | frōd | frōd |
| Accusative | frōdne | frōde | frōd |
| Genitive | frōdes | frōdre | frōdes |
| Dative | frōdum | frōdre | frōdum |
| Instrumental | frōde | frōdre | frōde |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | frōde | frōdafrōde | frōd |
| Accusative | frōde | frōdafrōde | frōd |
| Genitive | frōdra | frōdra | frōdra |
| Dative | frōdum | frōdum | frōdum |
| Instrumental | frōdum | frōdum | frōdum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | frōda | frōde | frōde |
| Accusative | frōdan | frōdan | frōde |
| Genitive | frōdan | frōdan | frōdan |
| Dative | frōdan | frōdan | frōdan |
| Instrumental | frōdan | frōdan | frōdan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | frōdan | frōdan | frōdan |
| Accusative | frōdan | frōdan | frōdan |
| Genitive | frōdrafrōdena | frōdrafrōdena | frōdrafrōdena |
| Dative | frōdum | frōdum | frōdum |
| Instrumental | frōdum | frōdum | frōdum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frōdaz.
Descendants
frood
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