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esne-wyrhta

  • noun [ masculine ]
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esne-wyrhta, an; m.
A hireling, mercenary; mercēnārius
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  • Esne-wyrhta

    mercēnārius,

    • Greg. Dial. 2, - 3
    • .
  • Eallum frióum monnum ðás dagas sién forgifene bútan þeówum mannum and esnewyrhtum

    to all freemen let these days be given, but not to slaves and hirelings,

    • L. Alf. pol. 43
    • ;
    • Th. i. 92,
    • 3.
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