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racent-teáh

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
racent-teáh, gen. -teáge ; f.
A chain, fetter
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  • Racenteáh

    catena,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 86, 30.
  • Glæsen fæt on seolfenre racenteáge áhangen,

      Blickl. Homl. 209, 5.
  • Unforedlícre racentágæ

    inextricabili collario,

      Hpt. Gl. 455, 10.
  • Mid rúmre racenteáge,

      Salm. Kmbl. 587; Sal. 293.
  • Fæste mid ísenum racenteágum gewriðen,

      Homl. Th. i. 456, 9.
  • Hé wæs mid racenteágum (raccentégum, Lind.) gebunden

    vinciebatur catenis,

      Lk. Skt. 8, 29.
  • Hine nán man mid racenteágum (raceteágum,

      MS. A.: racantégum, Rush.) ne mihte gebindan.
    For ðam hé oft mid racenteágum (racontégum, Rush.) gebunden tóslát ða raceteága (racontége, Rush.), Mk. Skt. 5. 3-4.
  • Gebundenne on heardum raceteágum

    vinctum catenis,

      Jud. 16, 21.
Etymology
[Laym. raketeȝe: O. E. Homl. raketehe.]
Similar entries
v. sweor-racentteáh and preceding words.
Linked entries
v.  raceteáh.
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  • racent-teáh, n.