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hwæs

  • adjective
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Grammar
hwæs, adj.
Sharp, keen
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  • hwæsne beág ymb mín heáfod heardne gebýgdon

    they encircled my head with a crown sharp and hard [the crown of thorns],

    • Exon. 29 a
    • ;
    • Th. 88, 23
    • ;
    • Cri. 1444
    • .
Etymology
[
Goth. hwass-aba sharply
:
Icel. hvass sharp.
Cf. hwæt.
]
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  • hwæs, adj.