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Sófte

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1 sófte

adj. Soft:--Sófte suavis, Ælfc. Gr. 9, 28; Zup. 54, 5. I. soft (of sleep), quiet, undisturbed:--Ic sóftum slǽpe mé gereste, Homl. Th. i. 566, 22. II. soft, luxurious:--Ne hé ne cume on wearmum bæðe ne on sóftum bedde, L. Ælfc. C. 11; Th. ii. 280, 22. On ðam sóftum baðe, Homl. Skt. i. 11, 231. III. gentle, not harsh, not stern, III [ :--He wæs swíðe gód and sófte man and dyde mycel tó góde, Chr. 1114; Erl. 244, 38. Hé milde man was and sófte and gód, 1137; Erl. 261, 31.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚩᚠᛏᛖ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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L.
Latin

Works & Authors

C.
Corpus Christi College MS
Chr.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Erl.
Earle, J. (editor)
Gr.
Ælfric's Grammar
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
Ælfc.
Ælfric
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