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heort-hama

  • noun [ masculine ]
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heort-hama, an; m.
A covering of the heart
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  • Heorthama

    bucleamen,

    • Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 102; Wrt. Voc. 45, 9.
  • Ðú nymst ðone hearthaman

    thou shalt take the fat that covers the inwards,

    • Ex. 29, 22.
Etymology
[
O. Frs. hert-hamo præcordia
.]
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v.  heort-gesída.
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