hohful

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Old English

Alternative forms
  • hohfull, hogful, hogfull

Etymology

From hoga (“fear, worry, trial, effort”) +‎ -ful and/or hogu (“care, trouble”) +‎ -ful.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxox.ful/, [ˈhox.ful]

Adjective

hohful

  1. careful
  2. thoughtful, prudent
  3. anxious, troubled
  4. mournful, sad
  5. persistent, persevering

Declension
Declension of hohful — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hohful hohful hohful
Accusative hohfulne hohfulle hohful
Genitive hohfulles hohfulre hohfulles
Dative hohfullum hohfulre hohfullum
Instrumental hohfulle hohfulre hohfulle
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hohfulle hohfulla, hohfulle hohful
Accusative hohfulle hohfulla, hohfulle hohful
Genitive hohfulra hohfulra hohfulra
Dative hohfullum hohfullum hohfullum
Instrumental hohfullum hohfullum hohfullum
Declension of hohful — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hohfulla hohfulle hohfulle
Accusative hohfullan hohfullan hohfulle
Genitive hohfullan hohfullan hohfullan
Dative hohfullan hohfullan hohfullan
Instrumental hohfullan hohfullan hohfullan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative hohfullan hohfullan hohfullan
Accusative hohfullan hohfullan hohfullan
Genitive hohfulra, hohfullena hohfulra, hohfullena hohfulra, hohfullena
Dative hohfullum hohfullum hohfullum
Instrumental hohfullum hohfullum hohfullum

Descendants
  • Middle English: hoȝhefull, hoghfull
    • English: houghful, howful
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