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From ȳþ + lāf.
- IPA(key): /ˈyːθˌlɑːf/, [ˈyːðˌlɑːf]
ȳþlāf f
- what is left by the waves; detritus on the shore
- Beowulf, lines 565-566:
ac on mergenne mecum wunde / be yþlafe uppe lægon- but in the morning, wounded by swords / they lay up along the detritus on the shore
Declension of yþlaf (strong ō-stem)
