gesceaphwil
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Old English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
ġesċeaphwīl f (nominative plural ġesċeaphwīla or ġesċeaphwīle)
- (poetic) the fated moment, the destined time (of death)
- Him ða Scyld gewat / to gescæphwile. ― Then Shield passed away at the destined time. (Beowulf l. 26)
Declension[edit]
Declension of gesceaphwil (strong ō-stem)