Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An amended spelling of
sylph .
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Examples
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Þā gēn sylf cyning gewēold his gewitte, wæll-seaxe gebrǣ,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Þâ gen sylf cyning geweóld his gewitte, wäll-seaxe gebräd,
Beowulf Robert Sharp 1879
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Shulde haue your {e} sylf whe {n} ne yee be sette at mete,
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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Vnto youre sylf both {e} clene and sharpe conserve,
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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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
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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
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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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