Old English · adjective
godfyrht
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈɡodˌfyrxt/[ˈɡodˌfyrˠxt]
- Syllables
- ˈɡod · ˌfyrxt (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- god-fearing
Meaning
-
god-fearing
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | godfyrht | godfyrht | godfyrht |
| Accusative | godfyrhtne | godfyrhte | godfyrht |
| Genitive | godfyrhtes | godfyrhtre | godfyrhtes |
| Dative | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtre | godfyrhtum |
| Instrumental | godfyrhte | godfyrhtre | godfyrhte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | godfyrhte | godfyrhtagodfyrhte | godfyrht |
| Accusative | godfyrhte | godfyrhtagodfyrhte | godfyrht |
| Genitive | godfyrhtra | godfyrhtra | godfyrhtra |
| Dative | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum |
| Instrumental | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | godfyrhta | godfyrhte | godfyrhte |
| Accusative | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhte |
| Genitive | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan |
| Dative | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan |
| Instrumental | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan |
| Accusative | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan | godfyrhtan |
| Genitive | godfyrhtragodfyrhtena | godfyrhtragodfyrhtena | godfyrhtragodfyrhtena |
| Dative | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum |
| Instrumental | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum | godfyrhtum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
By surface analysis, god (“god”) + fyrhtu (“fright”)
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