lof-georn
- adjective
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Se ðe wǽre lofgeorn for ídelan weorþscype weorþe se carfull hú hé swýðast mǽge gecwéman his drihtne
he that was eager for praise on account of empty honour, let that man be careful how best he may please his Lord,
- Wulfst. 72, 10 .
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Manna lofgeornost
of all men most desirous to deserve praise (Beowulf),
- Beo. Th. 6347 ;
- B. 3183 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “lof-georn.” 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/21820.
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