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ealh-stede

  • noun [ masculine ]
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ealh-stede, lh-stede, eolh-stede, es; m.
A protecting or sheltering place, city, temple; lŏcus qui præbet tūtēlam, arx, templum
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  • In ðære wídan byrig, ealhstede eorla

    in the wide city, the sheltering place of men,

    • Cd. 208
    • ;
    • Th. 258,
    • 11;
    • Dan. 674
    • .
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v.  alh-stede eolh-stede.
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  • ealh-stede, n.