gefog

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈfoːɡ/, [jeˈfoːɣ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gafōg(ī) (“fitting, suitable”). Compare Old High German gifuogi (“fitting, suitable”).

Adjective

ġefōg

  1. fit; suitable
    Synonym: ġefēġe
Declension
Declension of ġefōg — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefōg ġefōg ġefōg
Accusative ġefōgne ġefōge ġefōg
Genitive ġefōges ġefōgre ġefōges
Dative ġefōgum ġefōgre ġefōgum
Instrumental ġefōge ġefōgre ġefōge
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefōge ġefōga, ġefōge ġefōg
Accusative ġefōge ġefōga, ġefōge ġefōg
Genitive ġefōgra ġefōgra ġefōgra
Dative ġefōgum ġefōgum ġefōgum
Instrumental ġefōgum ġefōgum ġefōgum
Declension of ġefōg — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefōga ġefōge ġefōge
Accusative ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōge
Genitive ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōgan
Dative ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōgan
Instrumental ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōgan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōgan
Accusative ġefōgan ġefōgan ġefōgan
Genitive ġefōgra, ġefōgena ġefōgra, ġefōgena ġefōgra, ġefōgena
Dative ġefōgum ġefōgum ġefōgum
Instrumental ġefōgum ġefōgum ġefōgum
Derived terms
  • unġefōg

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *gafōg, from Proto-Germanic *gafōgą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ fōg. Compare Old High German gifuogi (“joint, connection”), Middle Low German gevôg, gevôch (“availability, need, necessity”).

Noun

ġefōg n

  1. a joining together
  2. that which joins together; joint
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġefōg ġefōg
accusative ġefōg ġefōg
genitive ġefōges ġefōga
dative ġefōge ġefōgum
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • unġefōg
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