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ermþu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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ermþu, e; f.
Misery, calamity; mĭsĕria
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  • Cwom ofer eorþan ermþu

    misery came upon the earth,

    • Ps. Th. 104, 14: Exon. 11b
    • ;
    • Th. 17,
    • 17;
    • Cri. 271: Andr. Kmbl. 2325
    • ;
    • An. 1164: Bt. Met. Fox 16,
    • 15;
    • Met. 16,
    • 8.
  • Æfter ermþum

    after calamities,

    • Bt. 34,
    • 8;
    • Fox 144, 30: Elen. Kmbl. 1533
    • ;
    • El. 768
    • .
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v. yrmþu.
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v.  irmþ.
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