gefræge
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġefrēġe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈfræːje/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *frēgiz (“knowledge”), equivalent to ġe- + frǣge.
Noun
ġefrǣġe n
- An inquiring, a knowing, knowledge, information, hearsay
- Mīne ġefrǣġe. — in my knowledge; as I am informed
Declension
Declension of gefræge (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġu |
| accusative | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġu |
| genitive | ġefrǣġes | ġefrǣġa |
| dative | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġum |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *frēgijaz (“renowned; famous; well-known”), equivalent to ġe- + frǣge
Adjective
ġefrǣġe
- known, renowned, celebrated, remarkable, noted, famous, notorious, infamous
- Ic eom folcum gefrǣge. — I am known among the folk.
- Wæs ūre līf fracuþ and gefrǣge. — Our life was vile and notorious.
Declension
| Weak | Strong | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| case | singular | plural | case | singular | plural | ||||||||
| m | n | f | m | n | f | m | n | f | |||||
| nominative | ġefrǣġa | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġan | nom. | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġu | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġu, -e | ġefrǣġa, -e | ||
| accusative | ġefrǣġan | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġan | acc. | ġefrǣġne | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġe | ġefrǣġu, -e | ġefrǣġa, -e | |||
| genitive | ġefrǣġan | ġefrǣġra, ġefrǣġena | gen. | ġefrǣġes | ġefrǣġes | ġefrǣġre | ġefrǣġra | ||||||
| dative | ġefrǣġan | ġefrǣġum | dat. | ġefrǣġum | ġefrǣġum | ġefrǣġre | ġefrǣġum | ||||||
| instrumental | ġefrǣġe | ||||||||||||
Descendants
- gefrain