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N (fem)
what is left, remnant, remains, relic, remainder, rest, lave [in northern dialects]
Source:
Ringe 2014
:297,
https://bosworthtoller.com/21034
originates from: PWGmc
*laibu
"what is left, remainder" (laibu
>
lāβu
>
lāβ
>
lāf) through pwgmc-to-oe
(source:
Ringe 2014
:297)
Inflected forms
lāfe
"what is left, remainder
.nom.pl
" (
oe-nom-pl
)
in
Exeter Book Riddle 5
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