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sár-stæf

  • noun [ masculine ]
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sár-stæf, es; m.
A term intended to pain, an insult, a reproach
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  • Godes andsacan sægdon sárstafum swíðe gehéton ðæt hé deáþa gedál dreógan sceolde

    God's adversaries said with bitter words, vehemently vowed, that he should suffer death,

      Exon. Th. 116, 10; Gú. 205.
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  • sár-stæf, n.