Old English · noun
goldgiefa
Normalised goldġiefa
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈɡoldˌji͜y.fɑ/[ˈɡoɫdˌji͜y.vɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈɡold · ˌji͜y · fɑ (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- giver
Meaning
-
giver of gold, lord
Dagas sind ġewitene, ealle onmedlan eorþan rīċes; nǣron nū cyningas ne cāseras ne goldġiefan swylċe iū wǣron, þonne hī mǣst mid him mǣrþa ġefremedon ond on dryhtlīċestum dōme lifdon.
The days are gone, whole sheens of Earth’s kingdom; kings were not now, nor emperors, nor gold-givers as once were when they fulfilled most of honors amongst 'emselves and lived in the lordliest glory.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | goldġiefa | goldġiefan |
| Accusative | goldġiefan | goldġiefan |
| Genitive | goldġiefan | goldġiefena |
| Dative | goldġiefan | goldġiefum |
All forms (4)
Etymology
From gold (“gold”) + ġiefa (“giver”).
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