gefer
Old English
Etymology 1
Nominalization of ġefēran (as if "association, going together") from ġe- (“jointly, together”) + fēran (“to go”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈfeːr/
Noun
ġefēr n
- society, company
- 1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:
- Wēndon ðæt he on heora gefēre wǣre.
- [They] supposed that he was in their company.
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġefēr | ġefēr |
| accusative | ġefēr | ġefēr |
| genitive | ġefēres | ġefēra |
| dative | ġefēre | ġefērum |
Derived terms
- ġefērsċipe (“society, fellowship”)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjeˌfer/
Noun
ġefer n (Kentish)
- alternative form of ġefær
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġefer | ġefer |
| accusative | ġefer | ġefer |
| genitive | ġeferes | ġefera |
| dative | ġefere | ġeferum |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEFĒR”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ĠEFER”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.