Old English · adjective
gefol
Normalised ġefol
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jeˈfol/
- Syllables
- je · ˈfol (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- foalcamelpregnantcalfelephant
Meaning
-
pregnant (with a foal, or with an elephant calf or camel calf)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefol | ġefol | ġefol |
| Accusative | ġefolne | ġefole | ġefol |
| Genitive | ġefoles | ġefolre | ġefoles |
| Dative | ġefolum | ġefolre | ġefolum |
| Instrumental | ġefole | ġefolre | ġefole |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefole | ġefolaġefole | ġefol |
| Accusative | ġefole | ġefolaġefole | ġefol |
| Genitive | ġefolra | ġefolra | ġefolra |
| Dative | ġefolum | ġefolum | ġefolum |
| Instrumental | ġefolum | ġefolum | ġefolum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ġefola | ġefole | ġefole |
| Accusative | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefole |
| Genitive | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefolan |
| Dative | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefolan |
| Instrumental | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefolan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefolan |
| Accusative | ġefolan | ġefolan | ġefolan |
| Genitive | ġefolraġefolena | ġefolraġefolena | ġefolraġefolena |
| Dative | ġefolum | ġefolum | ġefolum |
| Instrumental | ġefolum | ġefolum | ġefolum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gafulaz, literally “with a foal.” Equivalent to ġe- + fola but an adjective.
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