æfgælþ

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *abgaliþō, equivalent to æf- +‎ gælþ from galan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæfˌɡælθ/, [ˈævˌɡæɫθ]

Noun

æfgælþ f

  1. superstition

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative æfgælþ æfgælþa, æfgælþe
accusative æfgælþe æfgælþa, æfgælþe
genitive æfgælþe æfgælþa
dative æfgælþe æfgælþum

Synonyms

  • scīnlāc n (“sorcery, necromancy, superstition”)

See also

  • æfgydel (“idolatrous, superstitious”)
  • ġedwild n (“error, heresy”)
  • ġedwimor n (“illusion, delusion, apparition”)
  • ġedwolcræft m (“deceptive art, deception”)
  • scīncræft m (“the art of making apparitions, magic”)
  • scīnhīw n (“a form made by magic, a spectre”)

References

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