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seofon

  • noun
  • numeral
  • adjective
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Grammar
seofon, syfon ; when used without a following noun it is declined, nom. , acc. seofone; g. seofona; d. seofonum.
Wright's OE grammar
§7; §92; §169; §238; §288; §293; §447;
Seven,
as adjective
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  • Mid ús wǽron seofun (-on,

      MS. A.) gebróðru, Mt. Kmbl. 22, 25.
  • Ða seofon gódan geár,

      Gen. 41, 53.
  • His heres wæs seofon hund þusenda. Ors. 2, 5 ; Swt. 78, 10.
  • Seofon nihta fyrst,

      Elen. Kmbl. 1385; El. 694.
  • On ðám seofon wæstmbǽron geárum,

      Gen. 41, 47.
  • Hé ábád óðre seofon dagas,

      8, 10.
  • Hé him tó genymþ seofun (-en,

      MS. A.: seofona, Lind.: siofun, Rush.) óðre gástas, Mt. Kmbl. 12, 45.
without a following noun
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  • Ðá nam se þridda hig, and swá ealle seofone (-ene,

      MS. A.: seofono, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.), Lk. Skt. 20, 31.
  • Ealle seofon (-en,

      MS. A.: -an, MS. B.: ða seofona, Lind.: ða siofune, Rush.) hí hæfdon, Mk. Skt. 12, 22.
  • Hwylces ðara seofona biþ ðæt wíf,

      12, 23.
  • Hwylces ðæra sufona (seofena,

      MS. A.: of ðæm seofonum, Lind.: ðara siofuna, Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 22, 28.
  • Ðá com seofona sum,

      Andr. Kmbl. 2623 ; An. 1313.
  • Mid feáwum bróðrum, ðæt is seofonum oððe eahtum,

      Bd. 4, 3; S. 567,4.
  • Ðú seofone genim tudra gehwilces,

      Cd. Th. 80, 27; Gen. 1335.
  • Geseh hé hyrdas standan seofone ætsomne. Andr. Kmbl. 1987; An. 996.
  • Syfone,

      Beo. Th. 6235 ; 8. 3122.
  • [Goth. sibun: O. Sax. siƀun: O. Frs. saven, sigun : O. H. Ger. sibun : Icel. sjau.]
Linked entries
v.  seofan sibun.
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  • seofon, n.; num.; adj.