feþemann

Old English

Etymology

From fēþe (“walking, ambulatory”) +‎ mann (“person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfeː.θeˌmɑnn/, [ˈfeː.ðeˌmɑn]

Noun

fēþemann m

1. foot soldier
2. pedestrian
   • 8th century, Lindisfarne Gospels Saint Matthew, translation, Chapter 14, verse 13,

     ...and mið ðȳ ġeherdon ðā meniġo, fylġende wēron ł ġefylġdon hine fœ̄ðemenn of ðǣm burgum...

     ...and when those many heard, were following or followed him pedestrians from the towns...

Declension

Declension of feþemann (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	fēþemann	fēþemenn
accusative	fēþemann	fēþemenn
genitive	fēþemannes	fēþemanna
dative	fēþemenn	fēþemannum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “féþe-mann”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.