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Old English · noun

gefer

Normalised ġefēr

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jeˈfeːr/
Syllables
je · ˈfeːr (2 syllables)
Modern English
societycompany

gefer1 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. society, company

    Wēndon ðæt he on heora gefēre wǣre.

    [They] supposed that he was in their company.

    1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gefer
SingularPlural
Nominative ġefērġefēr
Accusative ġefērġefēr
Genitive ġefēresġefēra
Dative ġefēreġefērum

gefer2 · noun · masculine · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of ġefǣr

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gefer
SingularPlural
Nominative ġefērġefēras
Accusative ġefērġefēras
Genitive ġefēresġefēra
Dative ġefēreġefērum

gefer3 · noun · neuter · alternative form

Senses

  1. alternative form of ġefær

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gefer
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeferġefearuġefaru
Accusative ġeferġefearuġefaru
Genitive ġeferesġefearaġefara
Dative ġefereġefearumġefarum

All forms (15)

Etymology

Nominalization of ġefēran (as if "association, going together") from ġe- (“jointly, together”) + fēran (“to go”)

From ġe- + fer (“way”)

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