isigfeþera

Old English

Etymology

From īsiġ (“icy”) +‎ feþere (“feathered”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈiː.sijˌfe.θe.rɑ/, [ˈiː.zijˌfe.ðe.rɑ]

Adjective

īsiġfeþera

  1. icy-feathered
    • 10th century, The Seafarer:
      Stormas þǣr stānclifu bēotan, þǣr him stearn oncwæð īsiġfeþera; ful oft þæt earn biġeal, ūriġfeþra; nǣniġ hlēomǣga fēasċeaftiġ ferð fēran meahte.
      Storms there beat stone-cliffs, where an icy-feathered bird answered 'em; that wet-feathered eagle yelled full oft; no wretched soul of shelter-kinsmen could go forth.

Declension

Declension of īsiġfeþera — Weak only
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsiġfeþera īsiġfeþere īsiġfeþere
Accusative īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþere
Genitive īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran
Dative īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran
Instrumental īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran
Accusative īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran īsiġfeþeran
Genitive īsiġfeþerra, īsiġfeþerena īsiġfeþerra, īsiġfeþerena īsiġfeþerra, īsiġfeþerena
Dative īsiġfeþerum īsiġfeþerum īsiġfeþerum
Instrumental īsiġfeþerum īsiġfeþerum īsiġfeþerum

References

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