Leófan

Old English Dictionary Entry

Leófan

Old English Dictionary Entry

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1 leófan

p. leáf; pl. lufon. Grein suggests that this verb is found in the following passage :-- Éðelweardas lufan lífwelan ðenden hié lét metod, Cd. 174; Th. 219, 17; Dan. 56. Is it possible however that a verb such as hæfdon should be supplied, and that lufan is the accusative after it? leofan

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ᛚᛖᚩᚠᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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