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wág-rift

  • noun [ neuter ]
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wág-rift, es; n.
A wall-covering, a curtain, veil (of the temple)
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  • Wagryft

    curtina,

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 105, 68: 15, 57.
  • Wágrift ðes temples

    velum templi,

      Ps. Surt. ii. p. 203, 17.
  • Wáhrift,

      Mk. Skt. 15, 38.
  • Wáhryft (wág-,

      Rush.), Mt. Kmbl. 27, 51 : Lk. Skt. 23, 45 : Homl. Th. ii. 258, 3.
  • Wáhreft

    velum,

      Wrt. Voc. i. 74, 2.
  • On ðæs temples wáhrift

    contra velum sanctuarii,

      Lev. 4, 6.
  • Godweb tó wefanne of seolce wáhrift tó ðam temple,

      Homl. Ass. 132, 548.
  • Ðǽr synt eác wáhriftu, sum ðe hyre wyrðe bið,

      Chart. Th. 538, 29.
  • Wágryfta

    curtinarum, velarum.

      Wrt. Voc. ii. 77, 11 : 18, 6.
  • Wáhrefta,

      Hpt. Gl. 430, 66.
  • Hé hæfð ðiderynn gedón . . . .ii. wáhræft,

      Chart. Th. 429, 29.
Etymology
[An waȝherifft wass spredd fra wah to waȝhe, Orm. 1014.]
Similar entries
v. heall-wáhrift.
Linked entries
v.  wág-hrægel.
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