Old English · noun

eofot

Part of speech: noun, neuter
Declension: strong a-stem
IPA: /ˈe͜o.fot/
[ˈe͜o.vot]
Syllables: ˈe͜o · fot (2 syllables)
Modern English: condemnation epiphonema rabulus suit eofotum tere flītere debt

Meaning

sin, crime
debt
glossing Latin epiphonema; perhaps meaning a declaration of blame, or a condemnation
as part of the phrase flītere in eofotum, glossing Latin rabulus; perhaps a criminal case or suit

Declension

Declension of eofot
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	eofot	eofot
Accusative	eofot	eofot
Genitive	eofotes	eofota
Dative	eofote	eofotum

Etymology

From either æf- + hāt (“promise, command”), or rare ef-, likely of similar origin; compare eofolsian (“to blaspheme”). The spelling ebhat- found in the Épinal and Erfurt glossaries (c. 700) serves as significant evidence for this etymology.

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