Old English · adjective
wælgifre
Normalised wælġīfre
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwælˌjiːf.re/[ˈwælˌjiːv.re]
- Syllables
- ˈwæl · ˌjiːf · re (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- greedykilling
Meaning
-
greedy of killing
wǣpen wælġīfru, · wyrd sēo mǣre, ond þās stānhleoþu · stormas cnyssað,
The warriors took away the strength of spears, killing-greedy weapons, the fate is famous and the storms hit these stone slopes,
Eorlas fornōman · asca þrȳþe,
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wælġīfre | wælġīfruwælġīfro | wælġīfre |
| Accusative | wælġīferne | wælġīfre | wælġīfre |
| Genitive | wælġīfres | wælġīfre | wælġīfres |
| Dative | wælġīfrum | wælġīfre | wælġīfrum |
| Instrumental | wælġīfre | wælġīfre | wælġīfre |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wælġīfre | wælġīfrawælġīfre | wælġīfruwælġīfro |
| Accusative | wælġīfre | wælġīfrawælġīfre | wælġīfruwælġīfro |
| Genitive | wælġīfra | wælġīfra | wælġīfra |
| Dative | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum |
| Instrumental | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wælġīfra | wælġīfre | wælġīfre |
| Accusative | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfre |
| Genitive | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfran |
| Dative | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfran |
| Instrumental | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfran |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfran |
| Accusative | wælġīfran | wælġīfran | wælġīfran |
| Genitive | wælġīfrawælġīfrena | wælġīfrawælġīfrena | wælġīfrawælġīfrena |
| Dative | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum |
| Instrumental | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum | wælġīfrum |
All forms (9)
Etymology
From wæl (“slaughter”) + ġīfre (“greedy”).
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