Old English · adjective
isigfeþera
Normalised īsiġfeþera
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈiː.sijˌfe.θe.rɑ/[ˈiː.zijˌfe.ðe.rɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈiː · sij · ˌfe · θe · rɑ (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- icy-featheredfeatheredicy
Meaning
-
icy-feathered
Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | īsiġfeþera | īsiġfeþere | īsiġfeþere |
| Accusative | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþere |
| Genitive | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran |
| Dative | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran |
| Instrumental | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran |
| Accusative | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran | īsiġfeþeran |
| Genitive | īsiġfeþerraīsiġfeþerena | īsiġfeþerraīsiġfeþerena | īsiġfeþerraīsiġfeþerena |
| Dative | īsiġfeþerum | īsiġfeþerum | īsiġfeþerum |
| Instrumental | īsiġfeþerum | īsiġfeþerum | īsiġfeþerum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From īsiġ (“icy”) + feþere (“feathered”).
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