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hæft

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
hæft, es; m.
Wright's OE grammar
§231; §335; §563;
a band, fetter; vinculum
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  • Bútan hæftum

    without bonds,

      Salm. Kmbl. 823; Sal. 411 : Cd. 222; Th. 291, 8; Sat. 427.

  • Tó hæftum geferian

    to bring into bonds,

      216, Th. 274, 2; Sat. 148 : 215; Th. 270, 17; Sat. 92.

  • Of hæftum lǽdan

    to bring out of captivity,

      224; Th. 296, 20; Sat. 505 : 225; Th. 299, 21; Sat. 553.
captivity, bondage, imprisonment, keeping; captivitas, custodia
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  • Is ðes hæft tó ðan strang

    this imprisonment is so severe,

      Elen. Kmbl. 1403; El. 703 : Cd. 171; Th. 215, 15; Exod. 583.

  • Hé betǽhte hine on ðam hæfte sixtyne cempum tó healdenne

    he committed him to the keeping of sixteen soldiers to hold,

      Homl. Th. ii. 380, 29.

  • Hé of hæfte áhlód folces unrím

    from captivity he drew forth people numberless,

      Exon. 16 a; Th. 35, 34; Cri. 568 : Andr. Kmbl. 2797; An. 1401 : 2938; An. 1472.

  • Him on hæft nimeþ

    takes into bondage to him,

    11 b;
      Th. 16, 29; Cri. 260 : 41 a; Th. 138, 1; Gú. 569 : Cd. 189; Th. 235, 16; Dan. 307 : Chr. 1036; Erl. 164, 31.

  • In hæftum

    in custodias,

      Lk. Skt. Lind. 21, 12.
Etymology
[Icel. haft, hapt; n. a bond, chain : O. H. Ger. haft; m : Ger. haft; m. clasp, rivet : haft; f. imprisonment.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hæft.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/17852.

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