gesceaft

Old English

noun
Definitions
  • creation
  • something created, a creature
  • institution, destiny

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *gaskaftiz prefix from Old English sċeaft (shaft, creation).

Origin

Old English

sċeaft

Gloss

shaft, creation

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