eofolsung

Old English

Alternative forms

• eofulsung, efalsung, efolsung, efulsung, ebolsung, ebalsung
• yfelsung — West Saxon
• eofolsong, eofulsong, efalsong, ebolsong, yfelsang — corrupted

Etymology

From eofolsian +‎ -ung.

Noun

eofolsung f

1. (chiefly Northumbrian) blasphemy

Usage notes

Attested spellings suggest a common interpretation, or possible deliberate wordplay, of *eofol +‎ sang (“song”)

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eofolsung	eofolsunga, eofolsunge
accusative	eofolsunge	eofolsunga, eofolsunge
genitive	eofolsunge	eofolsunga
dative	eofolsunge	eofolsungum

Frequently declined as masculine a-stem, even when spelled with u.

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	eofolsung	eofolsungas
accusative	eofolsung	eofolsungas
genitive	eofolsunges	eofolsunga
dative	eofolsunge	eofolsungum

Synonyms

• yfelsacung

Related terms

• ġeeofolsian