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æfgrynde

æfgrynde

Old English

Noun

æfgrynde

  1. Abyss
  • Þīne dōmas synt swā dēope swā swā æfgrynde
    • your judgements are as deep as an abyss

Etymology

Compound word, æf- ‎(“off, away from”) + grund ‎(“ground”). From Proto-Germanic *ab + Proto-Germanic *grunduz. Cognate to German Abgrund, Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌲𐍂𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰 ‎(afgrundiþa).

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