domgeorn

Old English

Etymology

From dōm (“fame, justice”) +‎ ġeorn (“eager”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdoːmˌje͜orn/, [ˈdoːmˌje͜orˠn]

Adjective

dōmġeorn

1. eager for fame, for justice
   • 10th century, The Wanderer:

     Forðon dōmġeorne · drēoriġne oft
     in hyra brēostcofan · bindað fæste;

     Therefore, eager for glory men oft bind tightly in their breast-chambers the sad one.

2. ambitious, virtuous

Declension

Declension of dōmġeorn — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dōmġeorn	dōmġeorn	dōmġeorn
Accusative	dōmġeorne	dōmġeorne	dōmġeorn
Genitive	dōmġeornes	dōmġeornre	dōmġeornes
Dative	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornre	dōmġeornum
Instrumental	dōmġeorne	dōmġeornre	dōmġeorne
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dōmġeorne	dōmġeorna, dōmġeorne	dōmġeorn
Accusative	dōmġeorne	dōmġeorna, dōmġeorne	dōmġeorn
Genitive	dōmġeornra	dōmġeornra	dōmġeornra
Dative	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum
Instrumental	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum

Declension of dōmġeorn — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dōmġeorna	dōmġeorne	dōmġeorne
Accusative	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeorne
Genitive	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan
Dative	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan
Instrumental	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan
Accusative	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan	dōmġeornan
Genitive	dōmġeornra, dōmġeornena	dōmġeornra, dōmġeornena	dōmġeornra, dōmġeornena
Dative	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum
Instrumental	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum	dōmġeornum

References

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