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hréðe

  • adjective
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hréðe, adj.
Fierce, cruel, savage, rough
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  • Wearþ hire wráþ on móde heard and hréðe

    was wroth with her, harsh and cruel,

    • Cd. 103
    • ;
    • Th. 136, 20
    • ;
    • Gen. 2261.
  • Deáþ neálǽcte strong and hréðe,

    • Exon. 49 b
    • ;
    • Th. 170, 18
    • ;
    • Gú. 1113.
  • Hroeðo suíðe

    sævi nimis,

    • Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 8, 28.
  • In heágum mórum and hréðum

    in arduis asperisque montibus,

    • Bd. 4, 27
    • ;
    • S. 604, 27.
  • Ðám hréðestum feóndum

    sævissimis hostibus,

    • Mone Gl. 346.
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