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fæder-éðel

  • noun [ masculine ]
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fæder-éðel, gen. -éðles; m. [éðel a country, home]
Father-land, paternal home; păterna rĕgio, patria
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  • Scipia swór ðæt him leófre wǽre, ðæt he hine sylfne acwealde ðonne he forléte his fæderéðel

    Scipio swore that he would rather kill himself than leave his father-land,

    • Ors. 4,
    • 9 ;
    • Bos. 91,
    • 20.
  • He bebeád, ðæt ǽlc cóme to his fæderéðle

    he gave orders that every one should come to his father's home,

    • 5,
    • 14 ;
    • Bos. 114, 18,
    • 22.
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  • fæder-éðel, n.