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ġefr
ǣ
ġe
ADJ
Known, renowned, celebrated, remarkable, noted, famous, notorious, infamous
Source:
Ringe 2014
:209,
https://bosworthtoller.com/14403
originates from: PWGmc
*gafrāgī
"known, famous" (gafrāgī
>
gæfrǣgī
>
ġæfrǣġī
>
ġeafrǣġī
>
ġeafræġi
>
ġeafreġe) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:209)
Derived with affix from:
ġe-
"ge-" +
*frǣġe
"known"