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Esau

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Esau, gen. Esawes [Esaues]; dat. Esawe; m. [Esau ושָׂעֵ hairy, from השָׂעָ to be hairy]
Esau
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  • Sóþlíce Iacob sende bodan to Esawe his bréðer

    mīsīt autem Jacob nuntios ad Esau fratrem suum,

    • Gen. 32,
      • 3.

  • Esau,

    • 32, 8: 33, 4, 8, 15,
      • 16.

  • Alīse me of Esawes handa mínes bróður

    ērue me de mănu fratris mei Esau,

    • 32,
      • 11.

  • Ða handa synd Esaues handa

    the hands are the hands of Esau,

    • 27,
      • 22.

  • Esauwe

    to Esaa,

    • 32,
      • 18.

  • Esau,

    • 32, 17, acc. Esauw, 33, 1, acc.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “Esau.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/9718.

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