þafung

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Old English

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Etymology

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From þafian +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθɑ.funɡ/, [ˈθɑ.vuŋɡ]

Noun

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þafung f

  1. consent, permission
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, German Lexicon Project.
      1. Be his þafunge.
        By his leave.
      2. Þū wēndest þæt sēo wyrd þās weorold wende būtan Godes ġeþeahte and his þafunge.
        Thou weenedest that fate turns this world without God's purpose and without his permission.
      3. Ne mæġ se dēofol mannum derian būtan Godes þafunge.
        Nor can the devil hurt men unless with God's consent.
      4. Þæt wæs mid Earnwulfes þafunge.
        That was with Ernwolf's consent.
      5. Vlesches fondunge goð to uorð upe me þurch min þafunge.
        (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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