Old English Dictionary Entry

Heofon-hláf

Part of speech: es;

Definitions

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1 heofon-hláf

m. Heavenly bread, bread from heaven, manna :-- Hí heofonhláfe hálige gefylde pani cæli saturavit eos, Ps. Th. 104, 35. [Cf. O. H. Ger. himel-brot.] heofon-hlaf

Similar Words

-hád
-háda
-hafen-ness
-hafness
-hafol

Runic Inscription

ᚻᛇᚠᚩᚾ-ᚻᛚᚪᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Common Abbreviations

Ger.: German
O. H. Ger.: Old High German

Works & Authors

Ps.: Psalms (OE)
Th.: Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)

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