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hredding

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hredding, e; f.
Saving, salvation, liberation
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  • Ús becom deáþ and forwyrd þurh wíf and ús becom líf and hredding þurh wimman

    death and destruction came upon us by a woman, and by a woman came life and salvation,

    • Homl. Th. i. 194, 33.

  • His ágen líf syllan for ðæs folces hreddinge

    to give his own life for the redemption of the people,

    • 240, 14.

  • Ongunnon for his hreddinge biddan

    began to pray for his liberation,

    • 534, 27.

  • Heó mid hreáme hyre hræddinge ofclypode

    the result of her outcry was to save her,

    • Homl. Swt. 2, 219.
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v.  hrædding.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “hredding.” 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/19664.

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