Old English · noun
laþgeteona
Normalised lāþġetēona
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈlɑːθ.jeˌte͜oː.nɑ/[ˈlɑːð.jeˌte͜oː.nɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈlɑːθ · je · ˌte͜oː · nɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- hatedassailantattacker
Meaning
-
hated assailant, hostile attacker, enemy
Swa mec gelome laðgeteonan / þreatedon þearle.
So time and again the hostile fiends harassed me severely. (Beowulf, ll. 559-60)
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lāþġetēona | lāþġetēonan |
| Accusative | lāþġetēonan | lāþġetēonan |
| Genitive | lāþġetēonan | lāþġetēonena |
| Dative | lāþġetēonan | lāþġetēonum |
All forms (4)
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