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lyfte

air-DAT

Attested in Exeter Book Riddle 51

Lemma: lyft 'air' (oe-dat)

lyft
N (masc, a-stem)
air, atmosphere, breeze, sky, heavens, cloud
Source: https://bosworthtoller.com/21932, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lyft#Old_English
originates from: PGmc *luftu- 'roof, air' (oe-apocope) through pgmc-to-oe
(source: Kroonen 2013:342)
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