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mægen-earfeþe

  • noun [ neuter ]
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mægen-earfeþe, es; n.
A great labour or hardship
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  • Nales fore lytlum geómre, ac fore ðám mǽstum mægenearfeþum,

    • Exon. 22 a
    • ;
    • Th. 60, 4
    • ;
    • Cri. 964.
  • Mægenearfeþu, sár and swár gewin and sweartne deáþ,

    • 28b
    • ;
    • Th. 86, 20
    • ;
    • Cri. 1411.
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  • mægen-earfeþe, n.