gaffetung
- noun [ feminine ]
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Of ðisum leahtre beóþ acennede módes unstæððignys and ýdel gaffetung
of this sin are born unsteadiness of mind and idle scoffing,
- Homl. Th. ii. 218, 33.
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He forlǽt derigendlíce gaffetunga
he forsakes injurious scoffings,
- Homl. Th. i. 306, 2.
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Ða wélegan on heora gebeórscipe begáþ derigendliíe gafetunge
the wealthy in their feasting practise pernicious scoffing,
- i. 330, 33.
Bosworth, Joseph. “gaffetung.” 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/13175.
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