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hláford-swica

  • noun [ masculine ]
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hláford-swica, an; m.
A betrayer of his lord, a traitor to his lord
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  • Se man ðe ðis gefæst ne þearf hé him ná ondrǽdan hellewítan bútan hé beó hláfordswica

    the man that keeps this fast need not fear the pains of hell, unless he be a traitor to his lord,

      Lchdm. iii. 228, 24.

  • Hér sind on earde on mistlíce wísan hláfordswican manige

    here in the land are in divers manners many traitors,

      Swt. A. S. Rdr. 107, 88: 110, 176.
Etymology
[Laym. lauerd-, louerd-swike traitor.]
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hláford-swica.” 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/19187.

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