gifre

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġīfere

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gaībrī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjiːf.re/, [ˈjiːv.re]

Adjective

ġīfre (superlative ġīfrost)

  1. greedy
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Forþon nū mīn hyġe hweorfeð ofer hreþerlocan; mīn mōdsefa mid mereflōde ofer hwæles ēþel hweorfeð wīde, eorþan sċēatas, cymeð eft tō mē ġīfre ond grǣdiġ; ġielleð ānfloga, hweteð on wæl weġ hreþer unwearnum ofer holma ġelagu.
      Thus, my mind now wanders over heartstead; my soul wanders afar with the sea-flood over whale’s home, on the Earth’s corners, comes back, greedy and hungry, to me; the lone-flyer yells, whets the soul on the slain way over the stretch of waters with no refuses.
  2. eager

Declension

Declension of ġīfre — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġīfre ġīfru, ġīfro ġīfre
Accusative ġīferne ġīfre ġīfre
Genitive ġīfres ġīfre ġīfres
Dative ġīfrum ġīfre ġīfrum
Instrumental ġīfre ġīfre ġīfre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġīfre ġīfra, ġīfre ġīfru, ġīfro
Accusative ġīfre ġīfra, ġīfre ġīfru, ġīfro
Genitive ġīfra ġīfra ġīfra
Dative ġīfrum ġīfrum ġīfrum
Instrumental ġīfrum ġīfrum ġīfrum
Declension of ġīfre — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġīfra ġīfre ġīfre
Accusative ġīfran ġīfran ġīfre
Genitive ġīfran ġīfran ġīfran
Dative ġīfran ġīfran ġīfran
Instrumental ġīfran ġīfran ġīfran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġīfran ġīfran ġīfran
Accusative ġīfran ġīfran ġīfran
Genitive ġīfra, ġīfrena ġīfra, ġīfrena ġīfra, ġīfrena
Dative ġīfrum ġīfrum ġīfrum
Instrumental ġīfrum ġīfrum ġīfrum

Descendants

  • Middle English: ʒiuere, ʒiure, ʒifer, ʒifre
  • English: yever

See also

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