eofolsian

== Old English == === Alternative forms === eofulsian, efolsian, efalsian, ebolsian, ebalsian, hefalsian yfelsian — West Saxon === Etymology === From either æf- +‎ hālsian (“to implore/beseech”), or rare ef-, likely of similar origin; compare eofot (“sin/crime”). Forms of yfelsian are a result of folk-etymological reanalysis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈe͜o.fol.si.ɑn/, [ˈe͜o.voɫ.si.ɑn] === Verb === eofolsian (chiefly Northumbrian) to blaspheme; to reproach, insult ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== tǣlan bismerian yfelsacian hyspan forcweþan ==== Derived terms ==== ġeeofolsian eofolsung === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “eofulsian”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, editors (2018), “eofulsian”, in Dictionary of Old English: A to Le ⁠, Toronto: University of Toronto, →OCLC.