gefræge

Old English

Alternative forms

  • ġefrēġe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gafrāgi, from Proto-Germanic *gafrēgiz. Cognate with Old Saxon gifrāgi. Equivalent to ġe- +‎ *frǣġe. The noun is probably derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈfræː.je/

Adjective

ġefrǣġe (superlative ġefrǣgost)

  1. (poetic) known, celebrated, remarkable, famous
    folcum ġefrǣġe
    known among people

Declension

Declension of ġefrǣġe — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo ġefrǣġe
Accusative ġefrǣġne ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġe
Genitive ġefrǣġes ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġes
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġre ġefrǣġe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġa, ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo
Accusative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġa, ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu, ġefrǣġo
Genitive ġefrǣġra ġefrǣġra ġefrǣġra
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Declension of ġefrǣġe — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġa ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġe
Accusative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġe
Genitive ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Dative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Instrumental ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Accusative ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan ġefrǣġan
Genitive ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena
Dative ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum
Instrumental ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum ġefrǣġum

Noun

ġefrǣġe n

  1. (poetic) inquiry, a knowledge, information, hearsay

Declension

Strong ja-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu
accusative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġu
genitive ġefrǣġes ġefrǣġa
dative ġefrǣġe ġefrǣġum
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