syferæte
Old English
Etymology
From sȳfre (“moderate”) + ǣt (“eating”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsyː.ferˌæː.te/, [ˈsyː.verˌæː.te]
Adjective
sȳferǣte
- moderate in eating, abstemious
Declension
Declension of sȳferǣte — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtu, sȳferǣto | sȳferǣte |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtne | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣte |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtes | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣtes |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtre | sȳferǣte |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣta, sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtu, sȳferǣto |
| Accusative | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣta, sȳferǣte | sȳferǣtu, sȳferǣto |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtra | sȳferǣtra | sȳferǣtra |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
Declension of sȳferǣte — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sȳferǣta | sȳferǣte | sȳferǣte |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣte |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Dative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Accusative | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan | sȳferǣtan |
| Genitive | sȳferǣtra, sȳferǣtena | sȳferǣtra, sȳferǣtena | sȳferǣtra, sȳferǣtena |
| Dative | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
| Instrumental | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum | sȳferǣtum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “sȳferǣte”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- John R. Clark Hall (1916) “syferæte”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan