collenferhþ

Old English

Alternative forms

• collenferð

Etymology

From *collen (“swollen”) +‎ ferhþ (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkol.lenˌferxθ/, [ˈkoɫ.ɫenˌferˠxθ]

Adjective

collenferhþ

1. (poetic) fierce-minded, bold of spirit, bold
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Beorn sċeal ġebīdan, · þonne hē bēot spriceð,
     oþþæt collenferð · cunne ġearwe
     hwider hreþra ġehyġd · hweorfan wille.

     Man must pause when he tells a promise
     until bold spirit would know clearly
     where thought of hearts would turn.

Declension

Declension of collenferhþ — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	collenferhþ	collenferhþ	collenferhþ
Accusative	collenferhþne	collenferhþe	collenferhþ
Genitive	collenferhþes	collenferhþre	collenferhþes
Dative	collenferhþum	collenferhþre	collenferhþum
Instrumental	collenferhþe	collenferhþre	collenferhþe
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	collenferhþe	collenferhþa, collenferhþe	collenferhþ
Accusative	collenferhþe	collenferhþa, collenferhþe	collenferhþ
Genitive	collenferhþra	collenferhþra	collenferhþra
Dative	collenferhþum	collenferhþum	collenferhþum
Instrumental	collenferhþum	collenferhþum	collenferhþum

Declension of collenferhþ — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	collenferhþa	collenferhþe	collenferhþe
Accusative	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþe
Genitive	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþan
Dative	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþan
Instrumental	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþan
Accusative	collenferhþan	collenferhþan	collenferhþan
Genitive	collenferhþra, collenferhþena	collenferhþra, collenferhþena	collenferhþra, collenferhþena
Dative	collenferhþum	collenferhþum	collenferhþum
Instrumental	collenferhþum	collenferhþum	collenferhþum

References

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