Old English · adjective
gefæd
Normalised ġefæd
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jeˈfæd/
- Syllables
- je · ˈfæd (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- decorumorderlyfadfadediscretiontidywell-regulatedcomposed
gefæd1 · adjective
Senses
-
orderly; tidy; well-regulated
-
well-behaved; calm; composed
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefæd | ġefaduġefado | ġefæd |
| Accusative | ġefædne | ġefade | ġefæd |
| Genitive | ġefades | ġefædre | ġefades |
| Dative | ġefadum | ġefædre | ġefadum |
| Instrumental | ġefade | ġefædre | ġefade |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefade | ġefadaġefade | ġefaduġefado |
| Accusative | ġefade | ġefadaġefade | ġefaduġefado |
| Genitive | ġefædra | ġefædra | ġefædra |
| Dative | ġefadum | ġefadum | ġefadum |
| Instrumental | ġefadum | ġefadum | ġefadum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefada | ġefade | ġefade |
| Accusative | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefade |
| Genitive | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefadan |
| Dative | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefadan |
| Instrumental | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefadan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefadan |
| Accusative | ġefadan | ġefadan | ġefadan |
| Genitive | ġefædraġefadena | ġefædraġefadena | ġefædraġefadena |
| Dative | ġefadum | ġefadum | ġefadum |
| Instrumental | ġefadum | ġefadum | ġefadum |
gefæd2 · noun · neuter
Senses
-
decorum; discretion
Declension · strong a-stem
All forms (14)
Etymology
From ġe- + Proto-Germanic *fadaz (“orderly; tidy”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”).
Descendants
fad, fade
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