æfest
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *abunsti, from Proto-Germanic *abundiz. Cognate with Old Norse ǫfund (“envy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæfˌeːst/, [ˈævˌeːst]
Noun
æfēst n
- envy, spite, enmity
- zeal
- rivalry, emulation
Declension
Declension of æfest (strong-a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | æfēst | æfēst |
| accusative | æfēst | æfēst |
| genitive | æfēstes | æfēsta |
| dative | æfēste | æfēstum |
Derived terms
- æfēstful
- æfēstian
- æfēstiġ
- æfēstnes
Etymology 2
From ǣ + -fæst.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæːˌfest/
Adjective
ǣfest
- Alternative form of ǣfæst
Declension
Declension of ǣfest — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣfest | ǣfest | ǣfest |
| Accusative | ǣfestne | ǣfeste | ǣfest |
| Genitive | ǣfestes | ǣfestre | ǣfestes |
| Dative | ǣfestum | ǣfestre | ǣfestum |
| Instrumental | ǣfeste | ǣfestre | ǣfeste |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣfeste | ǣfesta, ǣfeste | ǣfest |
| Accusative | ǣfeste | ǣfesta, ǣfeste | ǣfest |
| Genitive | ǣfestra | ǣfestra | ǣfestra |
| Dative | ǣfestum | ǣfestum | ǣfestum |
| Instrumental | ǣfestum | ǣfestum | ǣfestum |
Declension of ǣfest — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ǣfesta | ǣfeste | ǣfeste |
| Accusative | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfeste |
| Genitive | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfestan |
| Dative | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfestan |
| Instrumental | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfestan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfestan |
| Accusative | ǣfestan | ǣfestan | ǣfestan |
| Genitive | ǣfestra, ǣfestena | ǣfestra, ǣfestena | ǣfestra, ǣfestena |
| Dative | ǣfestum | ǣfestum | ǣfestum |
| Instrumental | ǣfestum | ǣfestum | ǣfestum |
References
- æfēst in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
- ǣfest in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary