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hæft-néd

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hæft-néd, -niéd, -nýd, e; f.
Captivity, thraldom, custody
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  • Israhéla folc on hæftnéde Babiloniscum cyninge þeówde

    the people of Israel served the king of Babylon in captivity,

      Homl. Th. ii. 84, 27.

  • Lýsan of hæftnéde

    to release from captivity,

      Elen. Kmbl. 593; El. 297.

  • On hæftnéde habban

    to hold in captivity.

      Blickl. Homl. 85, 23.

  • On hæftnýde gelǽdan

    to lead into captivity,

      Ps. Th. 14, argument : L. Ecg. C. 26; Th. ii. 152, 4.

  • All Angelcyn ðæt búton Deniscra monna hæftniéde wæs

    all the English that were not held in subjection by the Danish men,

      Chr. 886; Erl. 84, 28.

  • On hæftnéd lǽdan,

      Blickl. Homl. 79, 22.

  • Gehweorf úre hæftnéd

    converte captivitatem nostram,

      Ps. Th. 125, 4.

  • Se Drihten ðe ús fram deófles hæftnédum álýsde

    the Lord who redeemed us from the devil's thraldom,

      Homl. Th. i. 546, 34.

  • Twegen geréfan on ðæra hæftnédum wæs se apostol gehæfd

    two counts in whose custody the apostle was held,

    ii.
      294, 21.
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v.  hæft-nýd.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hæft-néd.” 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/17863.

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