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ǽwisc

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ǽwisc, e; f.
A dishonour, disgrace, offence; dedecus, scandalum
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  • Cwæþ ðæt him to micel ǽwisce wǽre

    said that it would be much disgrace to them,

    • Ors. 4, 6; Bos. 86, 26
    • .
  • On ǽwisce

    in scandalum,

    • Ps. Th. 68, 23
    • .
Etymology
[
Goth. aiwisks, n. dedecus
.]
Linked entries
v.  ǽwisc-berende.
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