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eald-wíf

  • noun [ neuter ]
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eald-wíf, es; n.
An old woman; anus, anŭla, vĕtŭla
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  • Sceal ic nú ealdwif cennan

    num vere parĭtūra sum anus,

    • Gen. 18, 13: Ælfc. Gl. 88
    • ;
    • Som. 74,
    • 67;
    • Wrt. Voc. 50,
    • 48.
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  • eald-wíf, n.