defe

Mapudungun

Noun

defe (using Unified Alphabet)

  1. debt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dōbiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdeːfe/, [ˈdeːve]

Adjective

dēfe

  1. suitable, befitting, proper, meek, gentle, kind

Declension

Weak Strong
case singular plural case singular plural
m n f m n f m n f
nominative dēfa dēfe dēfe dēfan nom. dēfe dēfe dēfu dēfe dēfu, -e dēfa, -e
accusative dēfan dēfe dēfan acc. dēfne dēfe dēfe dēfe dēfu, -e dēfa, -e
genitive dēfan dēfra, dēfena gen. dēfes dēfes dēfre dēfra
dative dēfan dēfum dat. dēfum dēfum dēfre dēfum
instrumental dēfe

Adverb

dēfe

  1. kindly

Derived terms

  • dēfelic fit, becoming, proper
  • dēfelīce fit, becoming, properly
  • dēfnes f. mildness, gentleness
  • dafen fit, becoming, proper, suitable, right, convenient

References

  • 1916, John R. Clark, "A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary for the Use of Students", defe, et al.
  • Bosworth, J. (2010, March 21). An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online (T. N. Toller & Others, Eds.), defe.
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