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gafol

gafol

Old English

Alternative forms

  • gafel, gaful, gæfel, ġeabul, ġeafl, ġeafol, gofol, ġebel

Noun

gafol n

  1. gift, offering
  2. tribute, tax, duty; due, debt
  3. interest, usury; profit; rent
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Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *gabalō (fork), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰabʰ- (boar-spear, fork, groin). Cognate with Old Saxon gavala, gaflia (fork), Old High German gabala (twi-pronged or multi-pronged fork), Dutch gaffel, gavel (fork), German Gabel (fork), Old Irish gabul (fork, forked branch). More at gaffle.

Noun

gafol f

  1. fork
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