Old English · adjective
lofgeorn
Normalised lofġeorn
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈlofˌje͜orn/[ˈlovˌje͜orˠn]
- Syllables
- ˈlof · ˌje͜orn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- connotationspositivelybeowulfnegativeeagerfame
Meaning
-
eager for fame (usually with negative connotations, but used positively in Beowulf)
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lofġeorn | lofġeorn | lofġeorn |
| Accusative | lofġeorne | lofġeorne | lofġeorn |
| Genitive | lofġeornes | lofġeornre | lofġeornes |
| Dative | lofġeornum | lofġeornre | lofġeornum |
| Instrumental | lofġeorne | lofġeornre | lofġeorne |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lofġeorne | lofġeornalofġeorne | lofġeorn |
| Accusative | lofġeorne | lofġeornalofġeorne | lofġeorn |
| Genitive | lofġeornra | lofġeornra | lofġeornra |
| Dative | lofġeornum | lofġeornum | lofġeornum |
| Instrumental | lofġeornum | lofġeornum | lofġeornum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | lofġeorna | lofġeorne | lofġeorne |
| Accusative | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeorne |
| Genitive | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeornan |
| Dative | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeornan |
| Instrumental | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeornan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeornan |
| Accusative | lofġeornan | lofġeornan | lofġeornan |
| Genitive | lofġeornralofġeornena | lofġeornralofġeornena | lofġeornralofġeornena |
| Dative | lofġeornum | lofġeornum | lofġeornum |
| Instrumental | lofġeornum | lofġeornum | lofġeornum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lobagern, from Proto-Germanic *lubagernaz (“willing, eager”); equivalent to lof + ġeorn. Compare Old High German lobogernī, Old Norse lofgjarn.
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