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fǽr-scyte

  • noun [ masculine ]
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fǽr-scyte, es; m.
A sudden or pernicious shot; imprōvīsus vel fātālis jactus
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  • We fæste sculon wið ðam fǽrscyte wearde healdan

    we should firmly hold ward against that sudden shot,

    • Exon. 19 a
    • ;
    • Th. 48,
    • 4;
    • Cri. 766: 35 a
    • ;
    • Th. 113,
    • 13;
    • Gú. 157
    • .
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  • fǽr-scyte, n.