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híréd-cniht

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
híréd-cniht, es; m.
A man belonging to a 'híréd,' a domestic:
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  • Þurh Paules bodunge gelýfdon ðæs cáseres þegnas and hírédcnihtas

    through Paul's preaching the members of the emperor's household believed,

      Homl. Th. i. 374, 34.
Etymology
[Laym. hird-cniht.]
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  • híréd-cniht, n.