andlifen

Old English

Alternative forms

• andleofen, andlyfen, andliefen

Etymology

From and- +‎ lifen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑndˌli.fen/, [ˈɑndˌli.ven]

Noun

andlifen f

1. living, food, sustenance, nourishment, pottage

   (gloss) victus, alimenta, pulmentum

2. that by which food is procured, money, wages, alms

   (gloss) stipendium, stips

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	andlifen	andlifna, andlifne
accusative	andlifne	andlifna, andlifne
genitive	andlifne	andlifna
dative	andlifne	andlifnum

References

• Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “andleofen”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.