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breahtum-hwæt

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breahtum-hwæt, adj.
Swift as the twinkling of an eye; celer ut oculi nictus
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  • Dec lígetta hérgen, bláce, breahtum-hwate

    may the lightnings praise thee, pale, swift as the twinkling of an eye,

      Exon. 54 b; Th. 192, 16; Az. 107.
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v. berhtm-hwæt.
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  • breahtum-hwæt, adj.