gefylce
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġefilċ, ġefilċe, ġefylċ
Etymology
From ġe- + *fylċe, from Proto-West Germanic *fulkī, from Proto-Germanic *fulkiją (“collection of people; band; company; troop"”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈfyl.t͡ʃe/, [jeˈfyɫ.t͡ʃe]
Noun
ġefylċe n
- A collection of people, army, troop, division
Declension
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġefylċe | ġefylċu |
| accusative | ġefylċe | ġefylċu |
| genitive | ġefylċes | ġefylċa |
| dative | ġefylċe | ġefylċum |
Related terms
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-fylce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ge-fylce”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.