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ǽht

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ǽht, e; f. [éntan to persecute]
Wright's OE grammar
§134; §390;
Persecution, hostility; persecutio, hostilitas
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  • Ðá wæs ǽht boden Sweóna leódum

    then was persecution announced to the people of the Swedes,

    • Beo. Th. 5907
    • ;
    • B. 2957
    • .
Etymology
[
Ger. acht, f. proscriptio
:
M. H. Ger. áhte, æhte
:
O. H. Ger. ahta, f. persecutio
.]
Linked entries
v.  on-ǽht feoh-gód.
Full form

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  • ǽht, n.