afor

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *aibr, from Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“sharp, bitter, vehement, dire”). Akin to Old High German eipar, eivar (“sour", "acidic”), and possibly to Old Norse æfr (“vehement, angry, chafing”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑː.for/, [ˈɑː.vor]

Adjective

āfor

  1. bitter, acidic, sour
  2. sharp, severe, impetuous, harsh
  3. hateful

Declension

Declension of āfor — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āfor āforu, āfru, āforo, āfro āfor
Accusative āforne āfore, āfre āfor
Genitive āfores, āfres āforre āfores, āfres
Dative āforum, āfrum āforre āforum, āfrum
Instrumental āfore, āfre āforre āfore, āfre
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āfore, āfre āfora, āfra, āfore, āfre āforu, āfru, āforo, āfro
Accusative āfore, āfre āfora, āfra, āfore, āfre āforu, āfru, āforo, āfro
Genitive āforra āforra āforra
Dative āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum
Instrumental āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum
Declension of āfor — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āfora, āfra āfore, āfre āfore, āfre
Accusative āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āfore, āfre
Genitive āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āforan, āfran
Dative āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āforan, āfran
Instrumental āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āforan, āfran
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āforan, āfran
Accusative āforan, āfran āforan, āfran āforan, āfran
Genitive āforra, āforena, āfrena āforra, āforena, āfrena āforra, āforena, āfrena
Dative āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum
Instrumental āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum āforum, āfrum
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