defe
Mapudungun
Noun
defe (Unified spelling)
- debt
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, from Proto-Germanic *dōbiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeː.fe/, [ˈdeː.ve]
Adjective
dēfe
- suitable, befitting, proper, meek, gentle, kind
Declension
Declension of dēfe — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēfe | dēfu, dēfo | dēfe |
| Accusative | dēfne | dēfe | dēfe |
| Genitive | dēfes | dēfre | dēfes |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfre | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfe | dēfre | dēfe |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | dēfe | dēfa, dēfe | dēfu, dēfo |
| Accusative | dēfe | dēfa, dēfe | dēfu, dēfo |
| Genitive | dēfra | dēfra | dēfra |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
Declension of dēfe — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dēfa | dēfe | dēfe |
| Accusative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfe |
| Genitive | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Dative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Instrumental | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Accusative | dēfan | dēfan | dēfan |
| Genitive | dēfra, dēfena | dēfra, dēfena | dēfra, dēfena |
| Dative | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
| Instrumental | dēfum | dēfum | dēfum |
Adverb
dēfe
- kindly
Derived terms
- dēfelīċ (“fit, becoming, proper”)
- dēfelīċe (“fit, becoming, properly”)
- dēfnes (“mildness, gentleness”)
Related terms
- dafen (“fit, becoming, proper, suitable, right, convenient”)
References
- John R. Clark Hall (1916), “defe”, in A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Macmillan
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “defe”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.