gefog

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfoːɡ/, [jeˈfoːɣ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *gafōg(ī) (“fitting, suitable”). Compare Old High German gifuogi (“fitting, suitable”).

Adjective

ġefōg

1. fit; suitable

   Synonym: ġefēġe

Declension

Declension of ġefōg — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefōg	ġefōg	ġefōg
Accusative	ġefōgne	ġefōge	ġefōg
Genitive	ġefōges	ġefōgre	ġefōges
Dative	ġefōgum	ġefōgre	ġefōgum
Instrumental	ġefōge	ġefōgre	ġefōge
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefōge	ġefōga, ġefōge	ġefōg
Accusative	ġefōge	ġefōga, ġefōge	ġefōg
Genitive	ġefōgra	ġefōgra	ġefōgra
Dative	ġefōgum	ġefōgum	ġefōgum
Instrumental	ġefōgum	ġefōgum	ġefōgum

Declension of ġefōg — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefōga	ġefōge	ġefōge
Accusative	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōge
Genitive	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōgan
Dative	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōgan
Instrumental	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōgan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōgan
Accusative	ġefōgan	ġefōgan	ġefōgan
Genitive	ġefōgra, ġefōgena	ġefōgra, ġefōgena	ġefōgra, ġefōgena
Dative	ġefōgum	ġefōgum	ġefōgum
Instrumental	ġefōgum	ġefōgum	ġefōgum

Derived terms

• unġefōg

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *gafōg, from Proto-Germanic *gafōgą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ fōg. Compare Old High German gifuogi (“joint, connection”), Middle Low German gevôg, gevôch (“availability, need, necessity”).

Noun

ġefōg n

1. a joining together
2. that which joins together; joint

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġefōg	ġefōg
accusative	ġefōg	ġefōg
genitive	ġefōges	ġefōga
dative	ġefōge	ġefōgum

Synonyms

• ġefēġ

Derived terms

• unġefōg

Related terms

• fēġan
• ġefēġan