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híw-gedál

  • noun [ neuter ]
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híw-gedál, es; n.
A separation of man and wife, divorce:
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  • Hé sylle hyre hyra híwgedáles bóc

    det illi libellum repudii,

      Mt. Bos. 5, 31; 19, 7; Mk. Skt. 10, 4.
Etymology
[Cf. Icel. hjóna-skilnaðr a divorce.]
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  • híw-gedál, n.