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ǽtren

  • adjective
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Grammar
ǽtren, ǽttren, ǽtem, ǽttern; adj.
Wright's OE grammar
§431;
Poisonous; venenosus
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  • Ǽttren wæs ellorgæst

    the strange guest was poisonous.

    • Beo. Th. 3238
    • ;
    • B. 1617
    • .
  • Me of bósme fareþ ǽtren onga

    from my bosom comes a poisonous sting,

    • Exon. 106 b; Th. 405,18
    • ;
    • Rä. 24, 4
    • :
    • Ps. Th. 139, 3
    • .
  • Him æt heortan stód ǽtterne ord [sc. gáres]

    the poisonous point[ the spear] stood in his heart.

    • Byrht. Th. 136, 4
    • ;
    • By. 146
    • :
    • Frag. Kmbl. 37
    • ;
    • Leás. 20
    • :
    • L. M. 1, 45; Lchdm. ii. 112, 24
    • .
Linked entries
v.  ǽtern ǽtern ǽttren ættryn.
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  • ǽtren, adj.