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hyrn-stán

  • noun [ masculine ]
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hyrn-stán, es; m.
A. corner-stone
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  • Hé is se hyrnstán ðe gefégþ ða twegen weallas tógædere

    he is the corner-stone that joins together the two walls,

    • Homl. Th. i. 106, 12, 23
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Etymology
[
Orm. he wass himm sellf þatt hirnestan þatt band ta tweȝȝenn waȝhess.
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