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helm-berend

  • noun [ masculine ]
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Grammar
helm-berend, es; m.
One who wears a helmet
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  • Ne róhte hé helm-berendra

    he recked not of helmeted warriors,

    • Exon. 120 a; Th. 461, 18; Hö. 37.
  • Gegrétte hwate helmberend

    he greeted the bold warriors,

    • Beo. Th. 5027; B. 2517
    • :
    • 5277; B. 2642.
Etymology
[
O. Sax. helm-berand
: and
cf. the epithet Hjálm-beri helmbearer
, given to Odin.]
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  • helm-berend, n.