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Old Dutch
Etymology
From af (“away from”) + got (“god”), from Proto-West Germanic *ab and Proto-West Germanic *god respectively. Possibly a calque of Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐌿𐌸𐍃 (afguþs). Compare Old High German abgot, Old Frisian afgod.
Noun
afgot m or n
- (religion, derogatory) idol; false or pagan deity
- Rhinelandic Rhyming Bible, early 12th century;
Thice gescach inther zît, thaz begunde thie cristenheit von ther heithener thiet, thie noch thie afgot beget.- This happened in the time that Christianity arose from the pagan folk that still worships the false deities.
Inflection
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Descendants
References
- “afgot”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012