gefræge

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gafrāgī, from Proto-Germanic *gafrēgiz. Cognate with Old Saxon gifrāgi. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ *frǣġe. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈfræː.je/

Adjective

ġefrǣġe (superlative ġefrǣgost)

  1. (poetic) known, celebrated, remarkable, famous
    folcum ġefrǣġe
    known among people

Declension

Declension of ġefrǣġe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo ġefrǣġe
Accusative ġefrǣġne ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġe
Genitive ġefrǣġes ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġes
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġa, ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo
Accusative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġa, ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo
Genitive ġefrǣġra ġefrǣġra ġefrǣġra
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Declension of ġefrǣġe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġa ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġe
Accusative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġe
Genitive ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Dative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Instrumental ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Accusative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Genitive ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum

Noun

ġefrǣġe n

  1. (poetic) inquiry, a knowledge, information, hearsay
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      Đǣr wæs prēosta hēap,
      miċel muneca ðrēat,
      mīne ġefrēġe
      glēawra ġegaderod.
      There was a group of priests,
      a throng of many monks,
      of wise ones gathered,
      [according to] my knowledge

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu
accusative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu
genitive ġefrǣġes ġefrǣġa
dative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġum
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