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hearm-scearu

  • noun [ feminine ]
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hearm-scearu, e; f.
What is imposed as a punishment or penalty ['was zur pein and qual auferlegt wird,' Grmm. R. A. 681]
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  • Wyrþ him wíte gegearwod sum heard harmscearu

    for them punishment will be prepared, some severe penalty,

      Cd. 22; Th. 28, 7; Gen. 432: 37; Th. 48, 25; Gen. 781: 38; Th. 51, 19; Gen. 829.
Etymology
[O. Sax. harm-skara: O. Frs. herm-skere: O. H. Ger. harm-, harmm-skara plaga, percussio, afflictio, castigatio, contritio, dejectio, calamitas, supplicium, scantinea, Grff. vi. 529.]
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