Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Equivalent to efen +‎ -ling.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe.fen.linɡ/, [ˈe.ven.liŋɡ]

Noun

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efenling m (nominative plural efenlingas)

  1. consort, equal

Declension

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References

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  • Joseph Bosworth, edited by T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1882
  • T. Northcote Toller, An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Supplement, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1921