feohgift

Old English

noun

Definitions

(poetic) treasure-giving, dispensing of gifts
(poetic) costly gift

Etymology

Affix from Old English feoh (cattle, property, money, livestock, wealth, tribute, fee, payment) + Old English ġift.

Origin

Old English

ġift

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*fehu Proto-Germanic
Romfeoh Old English
feoh Old English
feohbot Old English
feohern Old English
gifstol Old English
landfeoh Old English
wudufeoh Old English
ġift Old English
fe Middle English
fee Middle English
fieu Old French