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þræc-hwíl

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
þræc-hwíl, e; f.
A time of suffering, a hard time
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  • Ongan ðá hreówcearig sár cwánian ... 'Ðú mec þreádes þurh sárslege ... 'Hine seó fǽmne forlét æfter þræchwíle,

      Exon. Th. 275, 22; Jul. 554.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. þrekaðr wearied, exhausted.]
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  • þræc-hwíl, n.