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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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