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FETEL

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
FETEL, gen. feteles, fetles; m.
A girdle, belt; cingŭlum, balteus
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  • Sweordum and fetelum

    with swords and belts,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 25, 19
    • ;
    • Met. 25, 10.
  • Mid fetlum

    with belts.

    • Bt. 37, 1
    • ;
    • Fox 186, 5.
Etymology
[
Ger. fessel, f
:
M. H. Ger. vezzel, m
:
O. H. Ger. fazzil, fezzil, fezil, m. balteus
:
Icel. fetill, m. a strap, belt.
]
Linked entries
v.  sweord-fetels fetlum.
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  • FETEL, n.