eldertongue

Old English · noun

oflæte

Normalised oflǣte

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
weak n-stem
IPA
/ˈofˌlæː.te/
[ˈovˌlæː.te]
Syllables
ˈof · ˌlæː · te (3 syllables)
Modern English
oblationsacramentalwaferoffering

Meaning

  1. oblation, offering

  2. sacramental wafer

    Wið dweorh man sċeal niman VII lȳtle oflǣtan…

    Against a dwarf, one should take seven little wafers…

    11th century, Against a dwarf:

Declension

Declension of oflæte
SingularPlural
Nominative oflǣteoflǣtan
Accusative oflǣtanoflǣtan
Genitive oflǣtanoflǣtena
Dative oflǣtanoflǣtum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Late Latin oblāta (“offered”), past participle of offerō.

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