utfus

Old English

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Etymology

From ūt (“out”) +‎ fūs (“ready”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːtˌfuːs/

Adjective

ūtfūs

  1. (poetic, hapax legomenon) eager to leave, ready to depart
    • c. 1000, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎[1], page 132v:
      þær æt hyðe stod hringedstefna,
      isig ⁊ utfus, æþelinges fær.
      There at harbor stood a ring-stemmed ship,
      ice covered and eager to sail, the prince's vessel.

Declension

Declension of ūtfūs — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūtfūs ūtfūs ūtfūs
Accusative ūtfūsne ūtfūse ūtfūs
Genitive ūtfūses ūtfūsre ūtfūses
Dative ūtfūsum ūtfūsre ūtfūsum
Instrumental ūtfūse ūtfūsre ūtfūse
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūtfūse ūtfūsa, ūtfūse ūtfūs
Accusative ūtfūse ūtfūsa, ūtfūse ūtfūs
Genitive ūtfūsra ūtfūsra ūtfūsra
Dative ūtfūsum ūtfūsum ūtfūsum
Instrumental ūtfūsum ūtfūsum ūtfūsum
Declension of ūtfūs — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūtfūsa ūtfūse ūtfūse
Accusative ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūse
Genitive ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūsan
Dative ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūsan
Instrumental ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūsan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūsan
Accusative ūtfūsan ūtfūsan ūtfūsan
Genitive ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena ūtfūsra, ūtfūsena
Dative ūtfūsum ūtfūsum ūtfūsum
Instrumental ūtfūsum ūtfūsum ūtfūsum

Descendants

  • Middle English: outfous, outefouse, outfowse

Further reading

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