afor
Old English
Alternative forms
- ābor
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aibraz (“sharp, bitter, vehement, dire”). Akin to Old High German eipar, eivar (“sour", "acidic”), and possibly to Old Norse æfr (“vehement, angry, chafing”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːvor/
Adjective
āfor
- bitter, acidic, sour
- sharp, severe, impetuous, harsh
- hateful
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | āf(o)ra | āf(o)re | āf(o)re | āf(o)ran | nom. | āfor | āf(o)re | āfor | āf(o)ra, -e | ||||
| accusative | āf(o)ran | āf(o)re | āf(o)ran | acc. | āforne | āfor | āf(o)re | āf(o)re | āfor | āf(o)ra, -e | |||
| genitive | āf(o)ran | āforra, āf(o)rena | gen. | āf(o)res | āf(o)res | āforre | āforra | ||||||
| dative | āf(o)ran | āf(o)rum | dat. | āf(o)rum | āf(o)rum | āforre | āf(o)rum | ||||||
| instrumental | āf(o)re | ||||||||||||