fyrngeflit
Old English
Etymology
From fyrn (“ancient”) + ġeflit (“fight, argument, competition”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfyrn.jeˌflit/, [ˈfyrˠn.jeˌflit]
Noun
fyrnġeflit n
- an ancient conflict
Declension
Strong a-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | fyrnġeflit | fyrnġeflitu |
| accusative | fyrnġeflit | fyrnġeflitu |
| genitive | fyrnġeflites | fyrnġeflita |
| dative | fyrnġeflite | fyrnġeflitum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “fyrn-geflít”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.