seolfor

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *silubr, whence also Old High German silbar, Old Norse silfr.

Pronunciation

Noun

seolfor n

  1. silver
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Chair of Saint Peter"
      ...Næbbe ic seolfor ne gold, ic þē dō þæt ic hæbbe...
      ...I have neither silver nor gold, I give thee that I have...

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative seolfor seolfor
accusative seolfor seolfor
genitive seolfres seolfra
dative seolfre seolfrum

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