Old English Dictionary Entry

Antefn =

Part of speech: antefen, e;

Definitions

1 definitions

1 antefn =

f? es; n? [GREEK opposite, GREEK a voice] An antiphon, anthem, a hymn sung in alternate parts; antiphona, cantus Ecclesiasticus alternus:--Is ðæt sǽd, ðæt hí ðysne letanían and antefn geleóþre stæfne sungan fertur, quia hanc litaniam consona voce modularentur, Bd. 1, 25; S. 487, 24. antefn

Similar Words

-a
-an
-andwlatod
-anne
a

Runic Inscription

ᚪᚾᛏᛖᚠᚾ =

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.: Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
S.: Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)

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