sefte
Middle English
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *samftī (“at the same height, level, flat, smooth, not rough”) (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːf.te/
Declension
Declension of sēfte — Strong
Declension of sēfte — Weak
Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|---|
Nominative | sēfta | sēfte | sēfte |
Accusative | sēftan | sēftan | sēfte |
Genitive | sēftan | sēftan | sēftan |
Dative | sēftan | sēftan | sēftan |
Instrumental | sēftan | sēftan | sēftan |
Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
Nominative | sēftan | sēftan | sēftan |
Accusative | sēftan | sēftan | sēftan |
Genitive | sēftra, sēftena | sēftra, sēftena | sēftra, sēftena |
Dative | sēftum | sēftum | sēftum |
Instrumental | sēftum | sēftum | sēftum |
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *samftī (compare Proto-Germanic *sōmiz (“agreeable, fitting”)), from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-, possibly from *sem- (“one, whole”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːfte/
Descendants
- West Frisian: sêft
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Plautdietsch
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