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irfe-láf

  • noun [ feminine ]
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irfe-láf, e; f.
An hereditary relic, heirloom, what is left of an inheritance, inheritance, heir
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  • Hé fédeþ folc Iacobes and Israhéla yrfeláfe

    pascere Jacob servum suum, et Israel hæreditatem suam,

    • Ps. Th. 77, 70
    • .
  • Ǽghwylcum máððum gesealde yrfeláfe

    to each he gave a gift, an heirloom,

    • Beo. Th. 2110
    • ;
    • B. 1053
    • .
  • Hé bátwearde swurd gesealde, ðæt hé syððan wæs mádme ðý weorðra, yrfeláfe,

    • 3810
    • ;
    • B. 1903
    • .
  • Wolde líge gesyllan his swǽsne sunu ángan ofer eorþan yrfeláfe

    he [Abraham] was ready to give to the flame, his dear son, the only heir that was left him on earth,

    • Cd. 162
    • ;
    • Th. 203, 14
    • ;
    • Exod. 403
    • .
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  • irfe-láf, n.