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eafora

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
eafora, eafera, eafra, eofera, afora, afera, afara, an; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§78; §401;
An offspring, successor, heir, son; prōles, successor, fīlius
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  • Wearþ Adame eafora féded

    a son was born to Adam,

    • Cd. 55
    • ;
    • Th. 67,
    • 23;
    • Gen. 1105: 82
    • ;
    • Th. 103,
    • 3;
    • Gen. 1712
    • ;
    • Bt. Met. Fox 26,
    • 69;
    • Met. 26,
    • 35.
  • Ne wearþ Heremód swá eaforum Ecgwélan

    Heremod was not so to Ecgwela's successors,

    • Beo. Th. 3424
    • ;
    • B. 1710
    • .
  • Ðæt we on Adame and on his eafrum andan gebétan

    that we repair our wrongs on Adam and his offspring,

    • Cd. 21
    • ;
    • Th. 25,
    • 24;
    • Gen. 399
    • .
Etymology
[
O. Sax. aƀaro, m. prōles, fīlius
.]
Linked entries
v.  afara afera afora eofera eofora.
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  • eafora, n.