"defe" meaning in Old English

See defe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdeː.fe/, [ˈdeː.ve]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, from Proto-Germanic *dōbiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dōbī}} Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*dōbiz}} Proto-Germanic *dōbiz Head templates: {{ang-adj|dēfe}} dēfe Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|dēfe}} Forms: dēfe [canonical], strong [table-tags], dēfe [masculine, nominative, singular], dēfu [feminine, nominative, singular], dēfo [feminine, nominative, singular], dēfe [neuter, nominative, singular], dēfne [accusative, masculine, singular], dēfe [accusative, feminine, singular], dēfe [accusative, neuter, singular], dēfes [genitive, masculine, singular], dēfre [feminine, genitive, singular], dēfes [genitive, neuter, singular], dēfum [dative, masculine, singular], dēfre [dative, feminine, singular], dēfum [dative, neuter, singular], dēfe [instrumental, masculine, singular], dēfre [feminine, instrumental, singular], dēfe [instrumental, neuter, singular], dēfe [masculine, nominative, plural], dēfa [feminine, nominative, plural], dēfe [feminine, nominative, plural], dēfu [neuter, nominative, plural], dēfo [neuter, nominative, plural], dēfe [accusative, masculine, plural], dēfa [accusative, feminine, plural], dēfe [accusative, feminine, plural], dēfu [accusative, neuter, plural], dēfo [accusative, neuter, plural], dēfra [genitive, masculine, plural], dēfra [feminine, genitive, plural], dēfra [genitive, neuter, plural], dēfum [dative, masculine, plural], dēfum [dative, feminine, plural], dēfum [dative, neuter, plural], dēfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], dēfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], dēfum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], dēfa [masculine, nominative, singular], dēfe [feminine, nominative, singular], dēfe [neuter, nominative, singular], dēfan [accusative, masculine, singular], dēfan [accusative, feminine, singular], dēfe [accusative, neuter, singular], dēfan [genitive, masculine, singular], dēfan [feminine, genitive, singular], dēfan [genitive, neuter, singular], dēfan [dative, masculine, singular], dēfan [dative, feminine, singular], dēfan [dative, neuter, singular], dēfan [instrumental, masculine, singular], dēfan [feminine, instrumental, singular], dēfan [instrumental, neuter, singular], dēfan [masculine, nominative, plural], dēfan [feminine, nominative, plural], dēfan [neuter, nominative, plural], dēfan [accusative, masculine, plural], dēfan [accusative, feminine, plural], dēfan [accusative, neuter, plural], dēfra [genitive, masculine, plural], dēfena [genitive, masculine, plural], dēfra [feminine, genitive, plural], dēfena [feminine, genitive, plural], dēfra [genitive, neuter, plural], dēfena [genitive, neuter, plural], dēfum [dative, masculine, plural], dēfum [dative, feminine, plural], dēfum [dative, neuter, plural], dēfum [instrumental, masculine, plural], dēfum [feminine, instrumental, plural], dēfum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. suitable, befitting, proper, meek, gentle, kind
    Sense id: en-defe-ang-adj-U-2-Dt63

Adverb

IPA: /ˈdeː.fe/, [ˈdeː.ve] Forms: dēfe [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, from Proto-Germanic *dōbiz. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dōbī}} Proto-West Germanic *dōbī, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*dōbiz}} Proto-Germanic *dōbiz Head templates: {{ang-adv|dēfe}} dēfe
  1. kindly Derived forms: dēfelīċ (english: fit, becoming, proper), dēfelīċe (english: fit, becoming, properly), dēfnes (english: mildness, gentleness) Related terms: dafen (english: fit, becoming, proper, suitable, right, convenient)
    Sense id: en-defe-ang-adv-j1hydrWJ
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      ]
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        "suitable, befitting, proper, meek, gentle, kind"
      ],
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          "meek",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdeː.fe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdeː.ve]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "defe"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "fit, becoming, proper",
      "word": "dēfelīċ"
    },
    {
      "english": "fit, becoming, properly",
      "word": "dēfelīċe"
    },
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      "english": "mildness, gentleness",
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    }
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      "english": "fit, becoming, proper, suitable, right, convenient",
      "word": "dafen"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdeː.fe/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdeː.ve]"
    }
  ],
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}

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