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sinc-þegu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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sinc-þegu, (o), e or indecl.; f.
Acceptance of treasure the gift of a lord
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  • Sceal sincþego and sweordgifu eówrum cynne álicgean . . . syððan æðelingas gefricgean eówerne dómleásne dǽd

    for your kin shall receiving a lord's costly present and gift of sword be no more . . . after men learn your inglorious deed (the desertion of their lord, Beowulf, at his need ),

    • Beo. Th. 5760
      • ;
    • B. 2884
      • .

  • Gemon hé sincþege

    he remembers receiving costly presents from his lord,

    • Exon. Th. 288, 21
      • ;
    • Wand. 34
      • .
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Cf. sincgifa, and see other cpds. of þegu.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “sinc-þegu.” 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/27787.

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