manigfeald

Old English

Alternative forms

• mæniġfeald, mænifeald, meniġfeald, moniġfeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *managafalþaz, equivalent to maniġ +‎ -feald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑ.nijˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈmɑ.nijˌfæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

maniġfeald (superlative maniġfealdest)

1. manifold, of many parts or kinds, complex, various, numerous
2. (grammar) plural

Declension

Declension of maniġfeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġfeald	maniġfeald	maniġfeald
Accusative	maniġfealdne	maniġfealde	maniġfeald
Genitive	maniġfealdes	maniġfealdre	maniġfealdes
Dative	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdre	maniġfealdum
Instrumental	maniġfealde	maniġfealdre	maniġfealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġfealde	maniġfealda, maniġfealde	maniġfeald
Accusative	maniġfealde	maniġfealda, maniġfealde	maniġfeald
Genitive	maniġfealdra	maniġfealdra	maniġfealdra
Dative	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum
Instrumental	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum

Declension of maniġfeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġfealda	maniġfealde	maniġfealde
Accusative	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealde
Genitive	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan
Dative	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan
Instrumental	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan
Accusative	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan	maniġfealdan
Genitive	maniġfealdra, maniġfealdena	maniġfealdra, maniġfealdena	maniġfealdra, maniġfealdena
Dative	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum
Instrumental	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum	maniġfealdum

Derived terms

• maniġfealdlīċ
• maniġfealdlīċe
• maniġfealdnes

Related terms

• maniġfealdan
• maniġfealdian

Descendants

• Middle English: manifeald, manifald, manyfolde, manyfold
  • English: manifold

References

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