bærfot

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *bazafōts. Equivalent to bær (bare) +‎ fōt (foot).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

bærfōt

  1. barefoot
    Þæs sċōhwyrhtan bearn gāþ bærfōt.
    The shoemaker's children go barefoot.
    Wē dydon of ūre sċōs and soccas and ēodon bærfōte andlang þæs strandes.
    We took off our shoes and socks and walked barefoot along the beach.
    • 1009, Wulfstan, Penitential Edict[1]:
      Cume manna ġehwelċ bærfōt tō ċiriċan būtan golde and glenġum.
      Everyone should come to church barefoot without gold or jewelry.

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