beaggiefa

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *baugagebō. Cognate with Old Saxon bōggeƀo and Old High German bouggebo. Equivalent to bēag +‎ ġiefa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbæ͜ɑːɡˌji͜y.fɑ/, [ˈbæ͜ɑːɣˌji͜y.vɑ]

Noun

bēagġiefa m

  1. (poetic) ring-giver
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      þǣr sē ġeonga ġewāt
      on þone eahtoðan dæġ
      Ēadgār of līfe,
      beorna bēahġifa.
      Feng his bearn syþþan
      tō cynerīċe
      ċild unwexen,
      eorla aldor,
      ðām wæs Ēadweard nama.
      On the eighth day [of July]
      the young Edgar,
      ring-giver of men,
      departed from life.
      His son then ascended
      to the throne,
      a child not yet grown,
      a king of earls,
      whose name was Edward.

Usage notes

  • Often used of kings.

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative bēagġiefa bēagġiefan
accusative bēagġiefan bēagġiefan
genitive bēagġiefan bēagġiefena
dative bēagġiefan bēagġiefum
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