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geaflas

  • noun [ masculine ]
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geaflas, pl. m.
The jaws; fauces
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  • Geaflas

    fauces,

    • Cot. 91.
  • Ðæt nebb lixeþ swá glæs oððe gim, geaflas scýne innan and útan

    the beak [of the Phoenix] glitters like glass or gem, the jaws comely within and without,

    • Exon. 60 a
    • ;
    • Th. 219, 1
    • ;
    • Ph. 300.
  • Biþ ðæt heáfod tohliden, geaflas toginene

    the head shall be split open, the jaws distended,

    • Exon. 99 b
    • ;
    • Th. 373, 17
    • ;
    • Seel. 110.
  • Ðam ða geaflas beóþ nǽdle scearpran

    whose jaws are sharper than a needle,

    • 100 a
    • ;
    • Th. 373, 32
    • ;
    • Seel. 118.
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  • geaflas, n.