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Old English · noun

geþafung

Normalised ġeþafung

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/jeˈθɑ.funɡ/
[jeˈθɑ.vuŋɡ]
Syllables
je · ˈθɑ · funɡ (3 syllables)
Modern English
allowanceassentconsentpermission

Meaning

  1. consent, assent, permission, allowance

Declension

Declension of geþafung
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeþafungġeþafungaġeþafunge
Accusative ġeþafungeġeþafungaġeþafunge
Genitive ġeþafungeġeþafunga
Dative ġeþafungeġeþafungum

All forms (4)

Etymology

By surface analysis, ġe- + þafung (“consent, permission”)

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