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gafol

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
gafol, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§225; §563;
A fork. Take here geafel in Dict., and add
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  • Furca, furcula diminutive

    gæfle,
      Wrt. Voc. ii. 151, 82.
  • Hé sceal habban ... race, geafle, Angl. ix. 263, 7.

    Forcelle gæfle, dictae quod frumenta celluntur, i. commoventur,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 150, 17.
Etymology
[O. L. Ger. gaƀala: O. H. Ger. gabala furca, furcilla.]
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v. berigeblæ; gafol-rand.
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