Old English · noun
þafung
- Part of speech
- noun, feminine
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈθɑ.funɡ/[ˈθɑ.vuŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈθɑ · funɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- consentpermission
Meaning
-
consent, permission
Be his þafunge. By his leave. Þū wēndest þæt sēo wyrd þās weorold wende būtan Godes ġeþeahte and his þafunge. Thou weenedest that fate turns this world without God's purpose and without his permission. Ne mæġ se dēofol mannum derian būtan Godes þafunge. Nor can the devil hurt men unless with God's c
1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From þafian + -ung.
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