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Old English
Etymology
ġesċeap + hwīl
Pronunciation
Noun
ġesċeaphwīl f (nominative plural ġesċeaphwīla or ġesċeaphwīle)
- (poetic) the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
- Him ða Scyld gewat / to gescæphwile. ― Then Shield passed away at the destined time. (Beowulf l. 26)
Declension
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