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bán-hús

  • noun [ neuter ]
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bán-hús, es; n.
The bone-house, the chest, body; ossea domus, pectus, corpus
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  • He ðæt bánhús gebrocen hæfde

    he had broken the bone-house, the breast, or body,

    • Beo. Th. 6285
    • ;
    • B. 3147
    • .
  • Hence bánhúses weard

    the body's guard, the mind,

    • Cd. 169; Th. 211, 9
    • ;
    • Exod. 523
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