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geofu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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geofu, e; gen. pl. -a, -ena, -ona; f.
A gift, grace; donus, gratia
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  • Beó geofena gemyndig

    be mindful of gifts,

      Beo. Th. 2351; B. 1173.
  • Ðæt he dryhtnes mót geofona neótan

    that he may partake of the Lord's gifts,

      Exon. 61 a; Th. 225, 5; Ph. 384.
  • Ne biddan we úrne Drihten ðyssa eorðlícra geofa

    let us not ask our Lord for these earthly gifts,

      Blickl. Homl. 21, 11.
  • He hí mid missenlícum geofum gewelgode

    ille eam [ecelesiam] diversis donis ditavit,

      Bd. 1, 33; S. 499, 1: Exon. 18 a; Th. 43, 10; Cri. 686: 128 b; Th. 493, 15; Rä. 81, 31.
  • Geofu wæs mid Gúþlác

    grace was with Guthlac,

    40 a;
      Th. 134, 1; Gú. 501.
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v. gifu.
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