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hæfe

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hæfe, es; m.
Leaven; fermentum
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  • Warniaþ fram herodes hæfe

    cavete a fermento herodis,

      Mk. Skt. 8, 15.
Etymology
[Cf. O. H. Ger. hefo; m. fæx : Ger. hafen yeast.]
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v. ge-hafen.
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