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wæl-rest

  • noun [ feminine ]
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wæl-rest, -ræst, e; f.
The rest or bed of the slain
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  • Wælræste wunian

    to be dead,

      Beo. Th. 5796; B. 2902: Exon. Th. 184, 10; Gú. 1342.
  • Wælreste ceósan

    to die,

      Cd. Th. 99, 8; Gen. 1643: Byrht. Th. 135, 5; By. 113.
  • Sceal fǽge flǽschoma foldærne biþeaht wunian wælræste (

    inhabit the grave

    )
      Exon. Th. 164, 3; Gú. 1006.
  • Sió ród foldan getýned wunode wælreste (

    lay buried

    ),
      Elen. Kmbl. 1444; El. 724.
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v.  wǽl-bed.
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