lofgeorn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lobagern, from Proto-Germanic *lubagernaz (“willing, eager”); equivalent to lof +‎ ġeorn. Compare Old High German lobogernī, Old Norse lofgjarn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlofˌje͜orn/, [ˈlovˌje͜orˠn]

Adjective

lofġeorn (superlative lofġeornost)

1. eager for fame (usually with negative connotations, but used positively in Beowulf)

Declension

Declension of lofġeorn — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lofġeorn	lofġeorn	lofġeorn
Accusative	lofġeorne	lofġeorne	lofġeorn
Genitive	lofġeornes	lofġeornre	lofġeornes
Dative	lofġeornum	lofġeornre	lofġeornum
Instrumental	lofġeorne	lofġeornre	lofġeorne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lofġeorne	lofġeorna, lofġeorne	lofġeorn
Accusative	lofġeorne	lofġeorna, lofġeorne	lofġeorn
Genitive	lofġeornra	lofġeornra	lofġeornra
Dative	lofġeornum	lofġeornum	lofġeornum
Instrumental	lofġeornum	lofġeornum	lofġeornum

Declension of lofġeorn — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lofġeorna	lofġeorne	lofġeorne
Accusative	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeorne
Genitive	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeornan
Dative	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeornan
Instrumental	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeornan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeornan
Accusative	lofġeornan	lofġeornan	lofġeornan
Genitive	lofġeornra, lofġeornena	lofġeornra, lofġeornena	lofġeornra, lofġeornena
Dative	lofġeornum	lofġeornum	lofġeornum
Instrumental	lofġeornum	lofġeornum	lofġeornum