gefæd

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- + Proto-Germanic *fadaz (“orderly; tidy”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈfæd/

Adjective

ġefæd

1. orderly; tidy; well-regulated
2. well-behaved; calm; composed

Declension

Declension of ġefæd — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefæd	ġefadu, ġefado	ġefæd
Accusative	ġefædne	ġefade	ġefæd
Genitive	ġefades	ġefædre	ġefades
Dative	ġefadum	ġefædre	ġefadum
Instrumental	ġefade	ġefædre	ġefade
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefade	ġefada, ġefade	ġefadu, ġefado
Accusative	ġefade	ġefada, ġefade	ġefadu, ġefado
Genitive	ġefædra	ġefædra	ġefædra
Dative	ġefadum	ġefadum	ġefadum
Instrumental	ġefadum	ġefadum	ġefadum

Declension of ġefæd — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefada	ġefade	ġefade
Accusative	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefade
Genitive	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefadan
Dative	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefadan
Instrumental	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefadan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefadan
Accusative	ġefadan	ġefadan	ġefadan
Genitive	ġefædra, ġefadena	ġefædra, ġefadena	ġefædra, ġefadena
Dative	ġefadum	ġefadum	ġefadum
Instrumental	ġefadum	ġefadum	ġefadum

Noun

ġefæd n

1. decorum; discretion

Usage notes

• The gender of ġefæd is not precisely known, but it is believed to be a neuter a-stem

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	ġefæd	ġefadu
accusative	ġefæd	ġefadu
genitive	ġefædes	ġefada
dative	ġefæde	ġefadum

Derived terms

• unġefæd

Related terms

• fadian
• misfadian

Descendants

• Middle English: fade, fede (possibly)
  • English: fade; fad (possibly)