eftforgiefnes

f (-se/-sa) a sending back or away, releasing; A sending back, returning; of persons; Of things, a throwing back, reflecting; A letting down, lowering; A slackening, relaxing, abating, diminishing, remitting; remission, relaxation, abatement; Slackness, laxness, want of spirit; Relaxation, recreation; Mildness, gentleness, lenity; A remitting of a penalty, etc., a remission; In eccl. Lat., remission, forgiveness of sin; A repetition [remissio], a re-establishing, reinstatement, restoration, renewal [reconciliatio]