anfeald

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz, equivalent to ān +‎ -feald.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːnˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈɑːnˌfæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

ānfeald

1. onefold, simple, unmixed, uniform, fixed, one alone, singular, single, peculiar
2. (numeral) single, sole
3. (grammar) singular

Declension

Declension of ānfeald — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānfeald	ānfeald	ānfeald
Accusative	ānfealdne	ānfealde	ānfeald
Genitive	ānfealdes	ānfealdre	ānfealdes
Dative	ānfealdum	ānfealdre	ānfealdum
Instrumental	ānfealde	ānfealdre	ānfealde
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānfealde	ānfealda, ānfealde	ānfeald
Accusative	ānfealde	ānfealda, ānfealde	ānfeald
Genitive	ānfealdra	ānfealdra	ānfealdra
Dative	ānfealdum	ānfealdum	ānfealdum
Instrumental	ānfealdum	ānfealdum	ānfealdum

Declension of ānfeald — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānfealda	ānfealde	ānfealde
Accusative	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealde
Genitive	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealdan
Dative	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealdan
Instrumental	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealdan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealdan
Accusative	ānfealdan	ānfealdan	ānfealdan
Genitive	ānfealdra, ānfealdena	ānfealdra, ānfealdena	ānfealdra, ānfealdena
Dative	ānfealdum	ānfealdum	ānfealdum
Instrumental	ānfealdum	ānfealdum	ānfealdum

Derived terms

• ānfealdlīċe
• ānfealdnes

Descendants

• Middle English: anfald, onfold
  • English: onefold
  • Scots: anefald, aefald, aefauld

References

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