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hǽst

  • noun [ feminine ]
  • adjective
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hǽst, hést, e; f.
Violence, fury
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  • Ic þurh hést hríno láðgewinnum

    I violently touch my foes,

      Exon. 104 b; Th. 397, 31; Rä. 16, 28.
  • Fære ne móston wætres brógan hǽste hrínan

    the terrors of the water might not with violence touch the vessel,

      Cd. 69; Th. 84, 11; Gen. 1396. [Hǽste may also be
    e] Grein compares with Goth. haifsts.
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  • hǽst, n.; adj.