hors-hwæl
- noun [ masculine ]
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Swíðost hé fór ðider tóeácan ðæs landes sceáwunge for ðǽm horschwælum for ðæm hie habbaþ swíðe æðele bán on heora tóþum
his principal object in going there, in addition to the observation of the country, was to get the walruses, for they have very excellent ivory in their tusks,
- Ors. 1, 1; Swt. 17, 36.
Bosworth, Joseph. “hors-hwæl.” 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/19559.
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