hláford-searu
- noun [ feminine ]
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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.
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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.
Bosworth, Joseph. “hláford-searu.” 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/19185.
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