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þyften

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
þyften, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§378;
A female servant
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  • Þyften

    verna, famula, servus,

    • Hpt. Gl. 470, 9.
  • Þeftan

    vernacula, servula, ancilla,

    • 461, 56.
Etymology
[Þe oðer is ase lefdi; þeos is ase þuften,
  • A. R. 4, 11.
Mi lauerd biseh his þufftenes mekelec respexit humilitatem ancillae suae,
  • H. M. 45, 12.
]
Similar entries
v. ge-þofta.
Linked entries
v.  þeften.
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  • þyften, n.