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wæter-seáþ

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
wæter-seáþ, es; m.
A water-pit, well, reservoir
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  • Ðá wæs ðǽr on óþre sídan ðæs hláwes gedolfen swylce mycel Wæterseát wǽre. Guthl. 4; Gdwin. 26, 8.
  • Wæterseáðes

    cisternae,

      Hpt. Gl. 418, 27.
Etymology
[Myrige wæterseáðes ðǽr ábúten standeþ, Shrn. 13, 17.]
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Word-wheel

  • wæter-seáþ, n.