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

Related terms

• hogian
• hyċġan
• hyġe

Descendants

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