feþemann
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From fēþe (“walking, ambulatory”) + mann (“person”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
fēþemann m
- foot soldier
- pedestrian
- 8th century, Lindisfarne Gospels Saint Matthew, translation, Chapter 14, verse 13,
- ...and mið ðȳ ġeherdon ðā meniġo, fylġende wēron ł ġefylġdon hine fœ̄ðemenn of ðǣm burgum...
- ...and when those many heard, were following or followed him pedestrians from the towns...
- 8th century, Lindisfarne Gospels Saint Matthew, translation, Chapter 14, verse 13,
Declension[edit]
Declension of feþemann (strong consonant stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | fēþemann | fēþemenn |
accusative | fēþemann | fēþemenn |
genitive | fēþemannes | fēþemanna |
dative | fēþemenn | fēþemannum |
References[edit]
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “féþe-mann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.