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bæftan

  • adverb
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Grammar
bæftan, bæfta; adv. [be-æftan, q. v.]
Wright's OE grammar
§559;
After, behind, hereafter, afterwards; postea
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  • Git synd fíf hungor gér bæftan

    adhuc quinque anni residui sunt famis,

    • Gen. 45, 11
    • .
  • He ána beláf ðǽr bæfta

    he alone was left there behind,

    • Gen. 32, 24
    • .
  • Mycel ðæs heres ðe mid hyre bæftan wæs

    much of the army that was behind with her,

    • Ors. 1, 10; Bos. 33, 23
    • .
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Word-wheel

  • bæftan, adv.