forþgesceaft

Old English

Alternative forms

  • forðġesċeaft — edh spelling

Etymology

From forþ- +‎ ġesċeaft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈforθ.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft/, [ˈforˠð.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft]

Noun

forþġesċeaft f or n

  1. the world; creation
  2. the future state of the world, one's own future
    • A Father's Instruction
      Seldan snottor guma sorglēas blissað swylce dol seldon drymeð sorgful ymb his forðġesceaft nefne hē fǣhþe wite.
      Seldom is a wise man's rejoicing free from care; e'en as seldom is a fool's revelry troubled with care concerning the future, unless he experience adverversity.

Declension

Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative forþġesċeaft forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta
accusative forþġesċeaft, forþġesċeafte forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta
genitive forþġesċeafte forþġesċeafta
dative forþġesċeafte forþġesċeaftum
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