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græf

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
græf, graf es; n.
Wright's OE grammar
§345;
A grave, trench
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  • Æt openum græfe

    at the open grave,

      L. Æthelb. 22; Th. i. 8, 5: L. Eth. 5, 12; Th. i. 308, 4: 6, 20; Th. i. 320, 4: Exon. 82 b; Th. 311, 24; Seef. 97: 91 b; Th. 342, 29; Gn. Ex. 149.
  • Ic ongyte ðeáh ðæt ða worlde lustas ne sint eallunga awyrtwalode of ðínum móde ðeáh se graf geryd sí

    I perceive however that worldly pleasures are not entirely rooted out of thy mind, though the trench be sufficient,

      Shrn. 184, 20.
Etymology
[O. Sax. graf: O. Frs. greb: O. H. Ger. grab: Ger. grab; n: Goth. graba: Icel. gröf; f.]
Derived forms
DER. eorþ-, fold-, mold-græf.
Linked entries
v.  graf grafu.
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  • græf, n.