gefæd

== Old English == === Etymology === From ġe- + Proto-Germanic *fadaz (“orderly; tidy”), from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“protect, guard, graze, feed”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈfæd/ === Adjective === ġefæd orderly; tidy; well-regulated well-behaved; calm; composed ==== Declension ==== === Noun === ġefæd n decorum; discretion ==== Usage notes ==== The gender of ġefæd is not precisely known, but it is believed to be a neuter a-stem ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Derived terms ==== unġefæd ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: fade, fede (possibly) English: fade; fad (possibly)