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æf-ést

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
æf-ést, æf-ǽst, æfst, es; n. [æf, of = ab, ést gratia]
Wright's OE grammar
§566;
Without favour or good-will, hence Envy, spite, enmity, zeal, rivalry, emulation; livor, invidia, odium, zelus, æmulatio
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  • Æfst and oferhygd

    envy and pride,

    • Cd. 1; Th. 3, 1
    • ;
    • Gen. 29
    • .
  • Eald-feóndes æfést

    the old fiend's envy,

    • Exon. 61 b; Th. 226, 5
    • ;
    • Ph. 401
    • .
  • Æféstes

    livoris,

    • Mone B. 2699, p. 386
    • .
  • Heora æfstu ealle sceamien

    they all shall be ashamed of their enmities,

    • Ps. Th. 69, 4
    • .
  • Fore æfstum

    from envy,

    • Exon. 43 a ; Th. 144, 27
    • ;
    • Gú. 684
    • .
  • Æfǽstum onæled

    inflamed with envy,

    • Exon. 84 a ; Th. 316, 3
    • ;
    • Mód. 43
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. ab-unst, f. invidia
:
O. Frs. ev-est invidia
:
Ger. ab-gunst, f. invidia
:
O. H. Ger. ap-anst, ap-unst, m. invidia, livor, zelus, rancor
.]
Linked entries
v.  æf-ǽst æf-ést-ful æf-éstian æf-éstig æf-íst æfst ést.
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  • æf-ést, n.