gefæd

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- + Proto-Germanic *fadaz (“orderly; tidy”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈfæd/

Adjective

ġefæd

  1. orderly; tidy; well-regulated
  2. well-behaved; calm; composed

Declension

Declension of ġefæd — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefæd ġefadu, ġefado ġefæd
Accusative ġefædne ġefade ġefæd
Genitive ġefades ġefædre ġefades
Dative ġefadum ġefædre ġefadum
Instrumental ġefade ġefædre ġefade
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefade ġefada, ġefade ġefadu, ġefado
Accusative ġefade ġefada, ġefade ġefadu, ġefado
Genitive ġefædra ġefædra ġefædra
Dative ġefadum ġefadum ġefadum
Instrumental ġefadum ġefadum ġefadum
Declension of ġefæd — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefada ġefade ġefade
Accusative ġefadan ġefadan ġefade
Genitive ġefadan ġefadan ġefadan
Dative ġefadan ġefadan ġefadan
Instrumental ġefadan ġefadan ġefadan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefadan ġefadan ġefadan
Accusative ġefadan ġefadan ġefadan
Genitive ġefædra, ġefadena ġefædra, ġefadena ġefædra, ġefadena
Dative ġefadum ġefadum ġefadum
Instrumental ġefadum ġefadum ġefadum

Noun

ġefæd n

  1. decorum; discretion

Usage notes

  • The gender of ġefæd is not precisely known, but it is believed to be a neuter a-stem

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġefæd ġefadu
accusative ġefæd ġefadu
genitive ġefædes ġefada
dative ġefæde ġefadum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: fade, fede (possibly)
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