Scefing

Old English

Etymology

From Scēf +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeː.finɡ/, [ˈʃeː.viŋɡ]

Proper noun

Sċēfing m

1. (poetic) ‘Descendant of Sceafa’.
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎^[1], published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132r, lines 4–6:

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     oft scyld scefing sceaþen[a] þreatum monegū mægþum meodo setla of teah egsode eorl syððan ærest wearð fea sceaft funden

     Oft did Scyld the son of Scéf tear the mead-thrones away from the hosts of his foes, from many tribes; the earl terrified them, after he first was found an out-cast.

     (translation from “A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf With a Copious Glossary Preface and Philological Notes” by John M. Kemble, 1837, London: William Pickering, “Beowulf.”, page 1)