lofgeorn

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *lobagern, from Proto-Germanic *lubagernaz (“willing, eager”); equivalent to lof +‎ ġeorn. Compare Old High German lobogernī, Old Norse lofgjarn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlofˌje͜orn/, [ˈlovˌje͜orˠn]

Adjective

lofġeorn (superlative lofġeornost)

  1. eager for fame (usually with negative connotations, but used positively in Beowulf)[1]

Declension
Declension of lofġeorn — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lofġeorn lofġeorn lofġeorn
Accusative lofġeorne lofġeorne lofġeorn
Genitive lofġeornes lofġeornre lofġeornes
Dative lofġeornum lofġeornre lofġeornum
Instrumental lofġeorne lofġeornre lofġeorne
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lofġeorne lofġeorna, lofġeorne lofġeorn
Accusative lofġeorne lofġeorna, lofġeorne lofġeorn
Genitive lofġeornra lofġeornra lofġeornra
Dative lofġeornum lofġeornum lofġeornum
Instrumental lofġeornum lofġeornum lofġeornum
Declension of lofġeorn — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lofġeorna lofġeorne lofġeorne
Accusative lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeorne
Genitive lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeornan
Dative lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeornan
Instrumental lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeornan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeornan
Accusative lofġeornan lofġeornan lofġeornan
Genitive lofġeornra, lofġeornena lofġeornra, lofġeornena lofġeornra, lofġeornena
Dative lofġeornum lofġeornum lofġeornum
Instrumental lofġeornum lofġeornum lofġeornum

References
  1. Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lof-georn”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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