Old English · adjective
syferæte
Normalised sȳferǣte
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈsyː.ferˌæː.te/[ˈsyː.verˌæː.te]
- Syllables
- ˈsyː · fer · ˌæː · te (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- abstemiouseatingmoderate
Meaning
-
moderate in eating, abstemious
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtusȳferǣto | sȳferǣte |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtne | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣte |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtes | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣtes |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣte |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtasȳferǣte | sȳferǣtusȳferǣto |
| Accusative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtasȳferǣte | sȳferǣtusȳferǣto |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtra | sȳferǣtra | sȳferǣtra |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | sȳferǣta | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣte |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣte |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Dative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtrasȳferǣtena | sȳferǣtrasȳferǣtena | sȳferǣtrasȳferǣtena |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
All forms (11)
Etymology
From sȳfre (“moderate”) + ǣt (“eating”).
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