eldertongue

Old English · noun

sæfor

Normalised sǣfōr

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈsæːˌfoːr/
Syllables
ˈsæː · ˌfoːr (2 syllables)
Modern English
seafarervoyagejourney

Meaning

  1. journey by sea, voyage, seafarer

    Forþon nis þæs mōdwlonc mon ofer eorþan, ne his ġifena þæs god, ne in ġeoguþe tō þæs hwæt, ne in his dǣdum tō þæs dēor, ne him his dryhten tō þæs hold, þæt hē ā his sǣfōre sorge næbbe, tō hwon hine dryhten ġedōn wille.

    Thus, there is no mind-proud man over Earth, nor his gifts of god, nor too bold in youth, nor too daring in his deeds, nor his Lord too kind for him, who would never have his seafarer sorrow, for which the Lord would like to put on him.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Declension

Declension of sæfor
SingularPlural
Nominative sǣfōrsǣfōrasǣfōre
Accusative sǣfōresǣfōrasǣfōre
Genitive sǣfōresǣfōra
Dative sǣfōresǣfōrum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From sǣ (“sea”) + fōr (“going”).

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