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Old English Dictionary Entry

Geofu

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Definitions

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1 geofu

gen. pl. -a, -ena, -ona; f. A gift, grace; donus, gratia :-- Beó geofena gemyndig be mindful of gifts, Beo. Th. 2351; B. 1173. Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan that he may partake of the Lord's gifts, Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384. Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts, Blickl. Homl. 21, 11. He hí mid missenlícum geofum gewelgode ille eam [ecelesiam] diversis donis ditavit, Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 1: Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 10; Cri. 686: 128 b; Th. 493, 15; Rä. 81, 31. Geofu wæs mid Gúþlác grace was with Guthlac, 40 a; Th. 134, 1; Gú. 501.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Works & Authors

Bd.
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (OE translation)
Beo.
Beowulf
Cri.
Christ (OE poem by Cynewulf)
Exon.
Exeter Book
Gú.
Guthlac (OE poem)
S.
Sievers, E. (editor/scholar)
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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