Old English · adjective
gefearh
Normalised ġefearh
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jeˈfæ͜ɑrx/[jeˈfæ͜ɑrˠx]
- Syllables
- je · ˈfæ͜ɑrx (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- pigletspregnant
Meaning
-
pregnant (with piglets)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefearh | ġefēar | ġefearh |
| Accusative | ġefēarne | ġefēare | ġefearh |
| Genitive | ġefēares | ġefēarre | ġefēares |
| Dative | ġefēarum | ġefēarre | ġefēarum |
| Instrumental | ġefēare | ġefēarre | ġefēare |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefēare | ġefēaraġefēare | ġefēar |
| Accusative | ġefēare | ġefēaraġefēare | ġefēar |
| Genitive | ġefēarra | ġefēarra | ġefēarra |
| Dative | ġefēarum | ġefēarum | ġefēarum |
| Instrumental | ġefēarum | ġefēarum | ġefēarum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefēara | ġefēare | ġefēare |
| Accusative | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēare |
| Genitive | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēaran |
| Dative | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēaran |
| Instrumental | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēaran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēaran |
| Accusative | ġefēaran | ġefēaran | ġefēaran |
| Genitive | ġefēarraġefēarena | ġefēarraġefēarena | ġefēarraġefēarena |
| Dative | ġefēarum | ġefēarum | ġefēarum |
| Instrumental | ġefēarum | ġefēarum | ġefēarum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gafarhaz, literally “with a piglet.” Equivalent to ġe- + fearh.
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