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wæl-stów

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
wæl-stów, e; f.
The place of the slain,
a battle-field
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  • God ána wát hwá ðære wælstówe wealdan móte

    God only knows who shall be master of the field,

    • Byrht. Th. 134, 36
      • ;
    • By. 95: Beo. Th. 4108
      • ;
    • B. 2051: 5960
      • ;
    • B. 2984: Cd. Th. 121, 4
      • ;
    • Gen. 2005.

  • Ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe gewald,

    • Chr. 837
      • ;
    • Erl. 66, 9: 871
      • ;
    • Erl. 76, 7.

  • Æþelwulf cyning gefeaht wiþ .xxxv. sciphlæsta, and ða Deniscan áhton wælstówe geweald,

    • 840;
    • Erl. 66, 19.

  • Hié ðǽr nán licgende feoh ne métten, swá hié ǽr bewuna wǽron ðonne hié wælstówe geweald áhton,

    • Ors. 3, 7
      • ;
    • Swt. 116, 33.

  • On here crincgan, on wælstówe wundum sweltan,

    • Byrht. Th. 140, 24
      • ;
    • By. 293: Chr. 937
      • ;
    • Erl. 114, 9.
any place where there is slaughter
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  • Him Loth gewát of byrig (Sodom, about to be destroyed) gangan, wælstówe fyrr,

    • Cd. Th. 156, 23
      • ;
    • Gen. 2593.
Etymology
[Cf.
O.H. Ger. wal-stat
:
Dan. val-plads battle-field, beholde valpladsen to remain master of the field
.]
Linked entries
v.  hreá-wíc.
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “wæl-stów.” 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/34360.

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