forþgesceaft
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Old English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- forðġesċeaft — edh spelling
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Declension of forþgesceaft (strong i-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | forþġesċeaft | forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta |
accusative | forþġesċeaft, forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafte, forþġesċeafta |
genitive | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeafta |
dative | forþġesċeafte | forþġesċeaftum |