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æfter

  • preposition
  • adverb
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Grammar
æfter, prep. [æft, q. v; er, q. v.] dat; rarely acc.
Wright's OE grammar
§54; §295; §446; §559; §560; §567;
local and temporal dat.
—AFTER; post
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  • Ne far ðú æfter fremdum godum

    go not thou after strange gods,

    • Deut. 6, 14
      • .

  • Æfter þrím monþum

    after three months,

    • Gen. 38, 24
      • .

  • Æfter dagum

    after those days,

    • Lk. Bos. 1, 24
      • .

  • Cumaþ æfter me

    venite post me,

    • Mt. Bos. 4, 19
      • .

  • Æfter þrým dagum [MS. dagon] ic aríse

    post tres dies resurgam,

    • Mt. Bos. 27, 63
      • .

  • Ðá eóde ðæt wíf æfter him

    then the wife went after him,

    • Bt. 35, 6; Fox 170, 13
      • .

  • Hám staðeledon, án æfter ódrum

    they established a home, one after another,

    • Cd. 213; Th. 266, 22
      • ;
    • Sat. 26
      • .

  • Æfter ðám wordum werod eall arás

    after those words all the host rose,

    • Cd. 158; Th. 196, 29
      • ;
    • Exod. 299
      • :
    • Exon. 28 b; Th. 86, 24
      • ;
    • Cri. 1413
      • .

  • Wunder æfter wundre

    wonder afer wonder,

    • Beo. Th. 1866
      • ;
    • B. 931
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    • Cd. 8; Th. 9, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 144
      • :
    • Cd. 46; Th. 59, 15
      • ;
    • Gen. 964
      • :
    • Cd. 143; Th. 178, 1
      • ;
    • Exod. 5
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    • Cd. 148; Th. 184, 18
      • ;
    • Exod. 109
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    • Cd. 227; Th. 304, 14
      • ;
    • Sat. 630
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    • Exon. 16 a; Th. 36, 8
      • ;
    • Cri. 573
      • :
    • Exon. 18 a; Th. 44, 31
      • ;
    • Cri. 711
      • :
    • Exon. 117 a; Th. 449, 32
      • ;
    • Dóm. 80
      • :
    • Exon. 117 a; Th. 450, 3
      • ;
    • Dóm. 82
      • :
    • Exon. 124 a; Th. 476, 20
      • ;
    • Ruin. 10
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    • Beo. Th. 170
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    • B. 85
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 238
      • ;
    • B. 119
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    • Apstls. Kmbl. 163
      • ;
    • Ap. 82
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    • Andr. Kmbl. 175
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    • An. 88
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 265
      • ;
    • An. 133
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    • Exon. 39 b ; Th. 130, 22
      • ;
    • Gú. 442
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    • Exon. 40 b ; Th. 134, 5
      • ;
    • Gú. 503
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 859
      • ;
    • El. 430
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 977
      • ;
    • El. 490
      • :
    • Exon. 118 a ; Th. 454, 10
      • ;
    • Hy. 4, 30
      • .
extension over space or time,—
Along, through, during; κατά, per
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  • Sǽton æfter beorgum

    they sat along the hills,

    • Cd. 154 ; Th. 191, 9
      • ;
    • Exod. 212
      • .

  • His wundra geweorc, wíde and síde, bréme æfter burgum

    his works of wonder, far and wide, famed through towns,

    • Exon. 45 b ; Th. 155, 4
      • ;
    • Gú. 855
      • .

  • Ðeáh ic fela for him æfter woruldstundum wundra gefremede

    though I performed many miracles for them during my time in this world,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 725
      • ;
    • El. 363
      • :
    • Exon. 55 b; Th. 196, 18
      • ;
    • Az. 176
      • :
    • Judth. 10 ; Thw. 21, 17
      • ;
    • Jud. 18
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    • Salm. Kmbl. 233
      • ;
    • Sal. 116
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    • Exon. 108 a; Th. 412, 25
      • ;
    • Rä. 31, 5
      • .
mode or manner,—
According to, by means of; secundum, propter
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  • Æfter dóme ðínum gelíffæsta me

    secundum judicium tuum vivifica me,

    • Ps. Lamb. 118, 149
      • .

  • He hæfþ mon geworhtne æfter his onlícnesse

    he has created man after [secundum] his own image,

    • Cd. 21; Th. 25, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 396
      • .

  • Ðæt sweord ongan æfter heaðoswáte wanian

    the sword began to fade away by the warsweat [in consequence of the hot blood],

    • Beo. Th. 3216
      • ;
    • B. 16006
      • :
    • Exon. 19 b; Th. 50, 20
      • ;
    • Cri. 803
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 156
      • ;
    • An. 78
      • :
    • Exon. 45 b; Th. 154, 27
      • ;
    • Gú. 849
      • :
    • Bt. Met. Fox 20, 93
      • ;
    • Met. 20, 47
      • :
    • Exon. 110 a ; Th. 421, 8
      • ;
    • Rä. 40, 15
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 5499
      • ;
    • B. 2753
      • :
    • Cd. 28; Th. 37, 19
      • ;
    • Gen. 592
      • .
object,—
After, about; propter, ob, de
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  • Hæleþ frægn æfter æðelum

    a chief asked after the heroes,

    • Beo. Th. 670
      • ;
    • B. 332
      • .

  • Him æfter deórum men dyrne langaþ

    he longs secretly after the dear man,

    • Beo. Th. 3762
      • ;
    • B. 1879
      • .

  • Gróf æfter golde

    he dug after gold,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 8, 113
      • ;
    • Met. 8, 57
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1346
      • ;
    • El. 675
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 2648
      • ;
    • B. 1322
      • ;
    • Beo. Th. 2688
      • ;
    • B. 1342
      • :
    • Cd. 15: Th. 18, 33
      • ;
    • Gen. 282
      • :
    • Cd. 15; Th. 19, 14
      • ;
    • Gen. 291
      • :
    • Cd. 92; Th. 117, 20
      • ;
    • Gen. 1956
      • :
    • Cd. 98; Th. 130, 3
      • ;
    • Gen. 2154
      • :
    • Cd. 203; Th. 251, 30
      • ;
    • Dan. 571
      • :
    • Elen. Kmbl. 1653
      • ;
    • El. 828
      • :
    • Andr. Kmbl. 74
      • ;
    • An. 37
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 4913
      • ;
    • B. 2461
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 4917
      • ;
    • B. 2463
      • :
    • Beo. Th. 4528
      • ;
    • B. 2268
      • .
acc; cum accusativo,
After, above, according to; post, super, secundum
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  • Æfter ðás dagas

    post hos dies,

    • Lk. Lind. War. 1, 25
      • .

  • He eorþan æfter wæter ǽrest sette

    qui fundavit terram super aquas,

    • Ps. Th. 135, 6
      • .

  • Stefne míne gehér æfter mildheortnesse ðíne, Drihten

    vocem meam audi secundum misericordiam tuam, Domine,

    • Ps. Lamb. 118, 149
      • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. aftar, after
:
O. Frs. efter, after
:
O. Dut. N. Dut. achter
:
Ger. after, only in compnd
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M. H. Ger. after
:
O. H. Ger. aftar
:
Goth. aftra backward, again
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Dan. efter
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Swed. efter
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O. Nrs. eptir, eftir, prep; aptr, aftr, adv. back, again
:
Sansk. apara
.]
Linked entries
v.  æftyr efter eftyr.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “æfter.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/450.

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  • æfter, prep.; adv.

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