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mægen-strengo

  • noun [ feminine ]
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mægen-strengo, indecl. f.
Main strength, great force
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  • Gúþcyning (Beowulf) mægenstrengo slóh hilde bille

    with mighty force the warrior-king smote with his battle-blade,

    • Beo. Th. 5350
    • ;
    • B. 2678.
  • Sum biþ gleáw módes cræfta sum mægenstrengo onféhþ

    one is skilled in the arts of the mind, another receives great bodily strength,

    • Exon. 78 b
    • ;
    • Th. 295, 15
    • ;
    • Crä. 33.
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  • mægen-strengo, n.