oflæte
Old English
Alternative forms
- oflāte, oflēte
Etymology
From Late Latin oblāta (“offered”), past participle of offerō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈofˌlæː.te/, [ˈovˌlæː.te]
Noun
oflǣte f
- oblation, offering
- sacramental wafer
- 11th century, Against a dwarf:
- Wið dweorh man sċeal niman VII lȳtle oflǣtan…
- Against a dwarf, one should take seven little wafers…
Declension
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oflǣte | oflǣtan |
| accusative | oflǣtan | oflǣtan |
| genitive | oflǣtan | oflǣtena |
| dative | oflǣtan | oflǣtum |
References
- Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “oflǽte”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.