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Old English · adjective

frumcenned

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈfrum.ken.ned/
Syllables
ˈfrum · ken · ned (3 syllables)
Modern English
firstbornprimitive

Meaning

  1. firstborn

  2. primitive, not derived or declined

    Wē habbaþ nū declīnod þā eahta frumcennedan pronomia.

    We have now declined the eight primitive pronouns.

    c. 995, Ælfric, Excerptiones de Arte Grammatica Anglice

Declension

Strong declension of frumcenned
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative frumcennedfrumcennedufrumcennedofrumcenned
Accusative frumcennednefrumcennedefrumcenned
Genitive frumcennedesfrumcennedrefrumcennedes
Dative frumcennedumfrumcennedrefrumcennedum
Instrumental frumcennedefrumcennedrefrumcennede
Plural
Nominative frumcennedefrumcennedafrumcennedefrumcennedufrumcennedo
Accusative frumcennedefrumcennedafrumcennedefrumcennedufrumcennedo
Genitive frumcennedrafrumcennedrafrumcennedra
Dative frumcennedumfrumcennedumfrumcennedum
Instrumental frumcennedumfrumcennedumfrumcennedum
Weak declension of frumcenned
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative frumcennedafrumcennedefrumcennede
Accusative frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennede
Genitive frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennedan
Dative frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennedan
Instrumental frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennedan
Plural
Nominative frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennedan
Accusative frumcennedanfrumcennedanfrumcennedan
Genitive frumcennedrafrumcennedenafrumcennedrafrumcennedenafrumcennedrafrumcennedena
Dative frumcennedumfrumcennedumfrumcennedum
Instrumental frumcennedumfrumcennedumfrumcennedum

All forms (12)

Etymology

fruma + cenned

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