fant-wæter
- noun [ neuter ]
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Ðæt hálige fant-wæter, ðe is geháten lífes wyl-spring, is gelíc on hiwe óðrum wæterum
the holy font-water, which is called the well-spring of life, is in appearance like other waters,
- Homl. Th. ii. 268, 34.
Bosworth, Joseph. “fant-wæter.” 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/10115.
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