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heord-rǽden

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Grammar
heord-rǽden, hyrd-rǽden, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§41; §85; §367;
Guard, guardianship, care, keeping
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  • Him is sinderlíce betǽht hyrdrǽden ofer eallum cristenum monnum

    to him is especially committed the guardianship over all christian men,

    • Homl. Th. ii. 290, 26.

  • Geþyld is wyrtruma and hyrdrǽden ealra háligra mægna

    patience is the root and guard of all holy virtues,

    • 544, 5.

  • Hí geswencaþ heora hlaford þurh ymhídignysse heordrǽdene

    they distress their possessor through solicitude of guarding,

    • 92, 18.

  • Gehwilc hæbbe him betǽhtne engel tó hyrdrǽdene

    each has an angel assigned to him as guard,

    • i. 516, 32.

  • Se stæf getácnaþ gýmene and hyrdrǽdene

    the staff indicates care and guardianship,

    • ii. 280, 35.

  • Tó heordrædene

    ad custodiam,

    • Hymn. Surt. 11, 27.

  • Ðá gesette God æt ðam infære engla hyrdrǽdene

    then God set a guard of angels at the entrance,

    • Gen. 3, 24
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    • Boutr. Scrd. 20, 32.

  • Ge habbaþ heordrǽdenne

    habetis custodiam,

    • Mt. Kmbl. 27, 65.

  • Heordrédena se ðe gesihþ swicunge hit getácnaþ

    to see pickets betokens deception,

    • Lchdm. iii. 202, 13.
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v.  hyrd-rǽden.
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Bosworth, Joseph. “heord-rǽden.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/18791.

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