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hláford-searu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hláford-searu, f. n.
Plotting against the life of a king or lord
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  • Búton æt hláfordsearwe ðam hie náne mildheortnesse ne dorston gecwæðan

    except in cases of treason against a lord; to that they dared not assign any mercy,

      L. Alf. 49; Th. i. 58, 9.
  • Be hláfordsearwe. Gif hwá ymb cyninges feorh sierwie, síe hé his feores scyldig and ealles ðæs ðe hé áge

    of plotting against a lord. If any one plot against the king's life, let him forfeit his life and all that he owns,

      L. Alf. pol. 4; Th. i. 62, 14: 1; Th. 60, 4: L. Ath. i. 4; Th. i. 202, 1: L. Edg. ii. 7; Th. i. 268, 23: L. C. S. 26; Th. i. 392, 1.
Etymology
[Cf. L. Eth. v. 5; Th. i. 312, 5: vi. 37; Th. i. 324, 16: L. C. S. 58; Th. i. 408, 1.]
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v.  hláford-swice.
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