godfyrht

Old English

Etymology

By surface analysis, god (“god”) +‎ fyrhtu (“fright”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡodˌfyrxt/, [ˈɡodˌfyrˠxt]

Adjective

godfyrht

1. god-fearing

Declension

Declension of godfyrht — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	godfyrht	godfyrht	godfyrht
Accusative	godfyrhtne	godfyrhte	godfyrht
Genitive	godfyrhtes	godfyrhtre	godfyrhtes
Dative	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtre	godfyrhtum
Instrumental	godfyrhte	godfyrhtre	godfyrhte
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	godfyrhte	godfyrhta, godfyrhte	godfyrht
Accusative	godfyrhte	godfyrhta, godfyrhte	godfyrht
Genitive	godfyrhtra	godfyrhtra	godfyrhtra
Dative	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum
Instrumental	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum

Declension of godfyrht — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	godfyrhta	godfyrhte	godfyrhte
Accusative	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhte
Genitive	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan
Dative	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan
Instrumental	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan
Accusative	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan	godfyrhtan
Genitive	godfyrhtra, godfyrhtena	godfyrhtra, godfyrhtena	godfyrhtra, godfyrhtena
Dative	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum
Instrumental	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum	godfyrhtum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “God-fyrht”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.