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hand-bred

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
hand-bred, es; n.
The palm of the hand; palma
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  • Ðis handbred

    hoc ir,

      Ælfc. Gr. 8; Som. 7, 26.
  • Handbred

    palma,

      Ælfc. Gl. 72; Som. 71, 2; Wrt. Voc. 43, 56.
  • Hondbreodo

    palmas,

      Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 26, 67.
  • Sleánde mid handbredum

    striking with the palms of their hands,

      Homl. Th. ii. 248, 13.
Etymology
[O. Frs. hond-brede palma.]
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  • hand-bred, n.