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Old English · noun

gefær

Normalised ġefǣr

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
irregular
IPA
/jeˈfæːr/
Syllables
je · ˈfæːr (2 syllables)
Modern English
ambushcollectivecalamitycoursewayexpeditionsudden

gefær1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. sudden danger, calamity; ambush

Declension · irregular

Declension of gefær
SingularPlural
Nominative ġefǣrġefǣras
Accusative ġefǣrġefǣras
Genitive ġefǣresġefǣra
Dative ġefǣreġefǣrum

gefær2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. way, journey, course, expedition; a (collective) going

    Ðisses fugles gefær, this birds course

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gefær
SingularPlural
Nominative ġefærġefaru
Accusative ġefærġefaru
Genitive ġefæresġefara
Dative ġefæreġefarum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From ġe- + fǣr. Cognate to Old Saxon gifār, Dutch gevaar, German Gefahr.

From ġe- + fær, from Proto-Germanic *farą, from the same source as Old English faran

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