Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An amended spelling of sylph.

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Examples

  • Þā gēn sylf cyning gewēold his gewitte, wæll-seaxe gebrǣ,

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Þâ gen sylf cyning geweóld his gewitte, wäll-seaxe gebräd,

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • Shulde haue your {e} sylf whe {n} ne yee be sette at mete,

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

  • Vnto youre sylf both {e} clene and sharpe conserve,

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

  • Froward to god/reklees [P] in his servise loth to correcciou {n}/slouh {e} my sylf to shryve

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

  • 15 Sigeferð and Eaha, hyra sweord getugon, and æt ōðrum durum Ordlāf and Gūðlāf, and Hengest sylf; hwearf him on lāste.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

  • 15 Sigeferð and Eaha, hyra sweord getugon, and ät ôðrum durum Ordlâf and Gûðlâf, and Hengest sylf; hwearf him on lâste.

    Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879

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