forþgesceaft
Old English
Alternative forms
- forðġesċeaft — edh spelling
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈforθ.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft/, [ˈforˠð.jeˌʃæ͜ɑft]
Noun
forþġesċeaft f or n
- the world; creation
- the future state of the world, one's own future
- A Father's Instruction
- Seldan snottor guma sorglēas blissað swylce dol seldon drymeð sorgful ymb his forðġesceaft nefne hē fǣhþe wite.
- Seldom is a wise man's rejoicing free from care; e'en as seldom is a fool's revelry troubled with care concerning the future, unless he experience adverversity.
- A Father's Instruction
Declension
Declension of forþgesceaft (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | forþġesċeaft | forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta |
| accusative | forþġesċeaft, forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta |
| genitive | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafta |
| dative | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeaftum |
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