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defe
defe
Old English
Adjective
dēfe
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | dēfa | dēfe | dēfe | dēfan | nom. | dēfe | dēfe | dēfu | dēfe | dēfu, -e | dēfa, -e | ||
| accusative | dēfan | dēfe | dēfan | acc. | dēfne | dēfe | dēfe | dēfe | dēfu, -e | dēfa, -e | |||
| genitive | dēfan | dēfra, dēfena | gen. | dēfes | dēfes | dēfre | dēfra | ||||||
| dative | dēfan | dēfum | dat. | dēfum | dēfum | dēfre | dēfum | ||||||
| instrumental | dēfe | ||||||||||||
Adverb
dēfe
Related terms
- dafen — fit, becoming, proper, suitable, right, convenient
Derived terms
- dēfelic — fit, becoming, proper
- dēfelīce — fit, becoming, properly
- dēfnes f.— mildness, gentleness
References
- 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", defe, et al.
- Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), defe.