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hwǽl

  • noun
Dictionary links
Wright's OE grammar
§54; §233; §325; §336;
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  • On hwǽl hreópon [hwreopon, MS.] herefugolas

    the birds of war screamed as they wheeled round,

    • Cd. 150
    • ;
    • Th. 188, 1
    • ;
    • Exod. 161.
Etymology
[
Cf. Icel. hvel.
]
Similar entries
v. hwél inhweogul.
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  • hwǽl, n.