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blód-gýte

  • noun [ masculine ]
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blód-gýte, es; m. [blód, gýte a flowing, from gýt flows out, pres. of geótan].
a flowing or running of blood; sanguinis profluvium
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  • Gif men blód út of nósum yrne tó swíðe, syle him drincan fífleáfan on wíne, and smyre ðæt heáfod mid ðam; ðonne óþstandeþ se blódgýte sóna

    if blood run from a man out of his nostrils too much, give him to drink fiveleaf in wine, and smear the head with it; then the blood-running will soon staunch,

    • Herb. 3, 5
      • ;
    • Lchdm. i. 88, 8-10
      • .
a blood-shedding, bloodshed; sanguinis effusio
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  • Ðǽr wæs se mǽsta blódgýte

    there was the greatest bloodshed,

    • Ors. 4, 2
      • ;
    • Bos. 79, 26
      • .

  • Wǽron ða mǽstan blódgýtas

    there were the greatest blood-sheddings,

    • Ors. 3, 9
      • ;
    • Bos. 67, 31
      • .

  • Bútan blódgýte

    without bloodshed,

    • Bd. 1, 3
      • ;
    • S. 475, 11
      • .
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v.  blód-geóte.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “blód-gýte.” 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/4713.

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