Old English · adjective
urigfeþera
Normalised ūriġfeþera
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈuː.rijˌfe.θe.rɑ/[ˈuː.rijˌfe.ðe.rɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈuː · rij · ˌfe · θe · rɑ (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- wet-featheredfeathered
Meaning
-
wet-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 | ūriġfeþera | ūriġfeþere | ūriġfeþere |
| Accusative | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþere |
| Genitive | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran |
| Dative | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran |
| Instrumental | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran |
| Accusative | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran | ūriġfeþeran |
| Genitive | ūriġfeþerraūriġfeþerena | ūriġfeþerraūriġfeþerena | ūriġfeþerraūriġfeþerena |
| Dative | ūriġfeþerum | ūriġfeþerum | ūriġfeþerum |
| Instrumental | ūriġfeþerum | ūriġfeþerum | ūriġfeþerum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From *ūriġ (“wet”) + feþere (“feathered”).
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