EFEN
- adjective
- preposition
- adverb
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Modes gecynde gréteþ grorn efen winde
the disposition of his mind approached sadness equal to the wind,
- Exon. 94 b ;
- Th. 354, 22;
- Reim. 49 .
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On efen, adv. together; simul, una Englas on efen bláwaþ býman
angels shall blow the trumpet together.
- Exon. 20 b ;
- Th. 55, 10;
- Cri. 881: Ps. Th. 116, 1.
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On efen, prep. On even ground, on a level, by, near, aside with; in æquāli, juxta Him on efn ligeþ ealdor-gewinna
by him lies his vital adversary,
- Beo. Th. 5798 ;
- B. 2903 .
Bosworth, Joseph. “EFEN.” 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/8941.
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