hosp-word
- noun [ neuter ]
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Án ðæra hospworda hé forbær suwigende
one of their reproaches he bore with in silence,
- Homl. Th. ii. 230, 8.
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Ðá hét martianus mid his hospwordum ðæt hé sǽde his síþ him eallum
then Martianus bade him with expressions of contempt tell his journey to them all,
- Homl. Swt. 4, 283: Exon. 68 b; Th. 253, 33; Jul. 189.
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Ongan tó ðam hálgan hospword sprecan
began to speak words of contempt to the saint,
- Andr. Kmbl. 2632; An. 1317.
Bosworth, Joseph. “hosp-word.” 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/19579.
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