geglofod

Old English

Etymology

The past participle of a lost verb *glōfian (“to put on gloves”), which later shows up in Middle English as glōven. Derived from the noun glōf (“glove”). Compare sċōġan and ġesċōd, which are derived in the same way from sċōh.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jeˈɡloː.fod/, [jeˈɡloː.vod]

Adjective

ġeglōfod

(of a hand) gloved, (of a person) having gloves on
- late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of Saint Augustine's Soliloquies
  Iċ nāt hū þū him onfōn mæġe mid ġeglōfodum handum.
  I don't understand how you can receive it with gloved hands.

Declension

Declension of ġeglōfod — Strong

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġeglōfod	ġeglōfod	ġeglōfod
Accusative	ġeglōfodne	ġeglōfode	ġeglōfod
Genitive	ġeglōfodes	ġeglōfodre	ġeglōfodes
Dative	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodre	ġeglōfodum
Instrumental	ġeglōfode	ġeglōfodre	ġeglōfode
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġeglōfode	ġeglōfoda, ġeglōfode	ġeglōfod
Accusative	ġeglōfode	ġeglōfoda, ġeglōfode	ġeglōfod
Genitive	ġeglōfodra	ġeglōfodra	ġeglōfodra
Dative	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum
Instrumental	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum

Declension of ġeglōfod — Weak

Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġeglōfoda	ġeglōfode	ġeglōfode
Accusative	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfode
Genitive	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan
Dative	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan
Instrumental	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan
Accusative	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan	ġeglōfodan
Genitive	ġeglōfodra, ġeglōfodena	ġeglōfodra, ġeglōfodena	ġeglōfodra, ġeglōfodena
Dative	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum
Instrumental	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum	ġeglōfodum

Descendants

Middle English: iglōved
- English: gloved

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